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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Mathematik LH 35, 14, 2
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P. Non. Fab. Tract. Hys. 2. append. Cap. 1
novum Experimentum de Therimo metro site sit
ampulla longorce collo orificio aquam alius
usque continens, si manibus ratidis ampullae corpus
contrectes aqua descendit, sed si paulo dintiusma
num admoveas non solum ascendit rursus into
cum priorem, sed et ultra.Si sit eadem an
pulla et aqua asssurgat i aliquorisque et
nix corporiam pullae circumdetur, initro ascen
dit aqua usque ad E. supra d. deimdestrasur
descendet in a, et tandem rursus ascendet supra
 paradoxum sed ver. Ratio prioris expen
rnenti haec est, quod scilicet initio tantum
par subtitissimus nempe mercurius calore
rarefit, et ascendit solus, atque ita vas suam
aquam crescere x descendere sinit, at si culor
congr dicret ras in rarefactio rursus
pertingit in totam aequam (+ et mercuri
in eam recidit alubientis forte condensave
exitas sit intrustra
ptendi expermensi alia plane ati est
quod scilicet densatur vitrum, unee contrabi-
tur sphaera seu ampulla ergo spa. (nhor
sum)ergo et spatium, ergo altius ex ascendat
(nam si gvexitas vitri sit intrinseca aqua pri-
mum subsidit) At cur mox infine altius.
evadit, quia perennis ext nvc Mercuri fluvius
in ampullani sibit, drita exilicat angetque humo
ris molem. Nota hunc esse deum mercurium
qui aquam frigefacit aestivam, aerem hybernum
qui saepe si servente aestu pori caxiores, sanqui
nem subiso figit Hinc aqua cocta ubi defero
buit Calubrior (B hic est meu meum Alcalisum
mum seu Alcahest Helmontianum hic Mercurio
subtilitatem diperpetuam fluiditatem conciliat hnc
quae fagicto stggrae mortale frigus, hinc cicutae ver-
nenum frigidum hinc aqua piigida ubi pri-
mum soli exponiti, frigidior sentitur, quia primus
ille calor subtlem hunc Mercurium excitat und
particulae quasi audacioris evadunt, et immersam na
num pene penetant (ani ut modico humore au
getur ignis et mane a oriente sole firigus majus
Hinc aqua ubi deferbuit saeviente bruma citius
gelato, discursue enim hinus humoris impedit ge
On vitro porvs esse vel
hunc patet quod quaedam exvitio hermetice
sigielato modicocalore avolant. Imo aliqui
ipsum Mercurium metallicunt quadam arte
per poros vitrei vasis intrudunt Adde sivis sub.
tilem illum halitum vel succum ex aurei mali cor–
jice levi manu expressum, qui per poros vitrei
scyphi intaeditur Quod si dicas ircepere per superficiem totam per vas superus, eoa
ctum dices, non enim apparet in superioribus vestignim et idem est in Hermetie clauss
Glacies est densior aqua in partibus simgulis etsi tolum sit rarius, hinc partes aquae glacieitritae
fundum petunt
scoplium Merimometri modus hi et sit vas aqua plemi
ampullae cujuuam aliquid aquae csntimentis longius collum inversum iumergatur, quae aqua
in subrectum vas non defluet. Alum Thermometium spirutu vini infuso, qui (contra
quand aquae calores ascendit, frigore descendit.