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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Nachträge LH 37, 7
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Consilium
desciletfistoria Naturali rect
indagandis causis aptissima.
ineundaque in eam rem societate.
p
Laberabamus olim defectu
superioribus seculis magna erat experimentorum publice extantium
rarita S.
Nam autores veterum tantum narrationes
historius
prodigiis quam relationibus similiores
transcribebant, detectnd delectandi potius
animo quam proficiendi.
(2). Proximo autem atque nostro gns ex perimentorum vasta
Historiae naturalis sylvas succrevit.
studio nimirum chymicorum, Anatomicorum
aliorumque curiosorum hominum, qui vetulas non libros tantum, sed et
circumforaneos, opi rusticos, opifices
peregrinatores denia industriam
in consilium adlibuere;  propriis sumtibus
laboribusque pepere pepercere. Accedente Accessit
Typographiae facilitate, qua factum est, commoditas
singulorum opes publi qua factum est
ut singulorum opes sublicae fierent.
) Parum admodum in causis rerum indegandis
er
(4) Nihil ominus parum admodum in causarum
indugatione profecimus n augendis vitae commodis
Nam c pulcherrima quaeque inventa natcirca rerum naturalium vires
Casui potius debentur, et quam ingenio
et rerum contemplationi, mrb et
curandi Medicina pructica reddita est
copiosior, magis quam certior et
opifices qui circa physica versantur a mechanica
parum aetmodum philosophris debent
didicere. (nam mechanicemac excisio
quae circa motus et figuras sensibiles ve occupatur)
pauca admodum hactenus philosophis debent.
Neque hactenus praedicere possumus oblato
quodam experimento, quid sit futurum.
Scio quosdam et Chymicos jactare se
statim judicare posse de oblato processu, live formula operandi
sed quantum illi fallantur in his quae
quorumve similia nondum experti sunt tentavere
et quam inexpectata saepe prodeant ex variis rerum
combinationibus atque mieturis quotidieex perimur
Cum vero non medicum tantum sed et in universum,
virum quemcumque reum intelligent, praedictiones
mbilitent,
F novo
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