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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Varia Physica LH 37, 4
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ometam non est necesse transparentem esse, nam et lunam Erhardus
Weigelius caudatam observavit. Caudam ejus non esse corpus verum, sed
phaenomenon instar iridis, incredibilis rius longituro qua magnam coeli partem
occupavit, evincit. Caudam necesse est pingi in aliqua superficie diversorum
mediorum separatrice plans superficiem necesse est esse orbicularem sive ea sit
Rtmosatinia nostra, sive clia exterior in nostro magno orbet, vel etiam
aeris
sphaela vorticis terrae tostra vorticis terrae nostrae sive alterius sphaerae
in oibe magno, quae sclicet Rucleum vorticis et solaris in quo
sunt planetae a reliquo separat et necesse est in ea ratio, non
tantum refringi sed et diffringi
le
summa; opus
est superficie quae radios spargat  quemadmode
multo magis quam communiter nostrae superficies faciunt
in negotio colorationis, ubi extremi radii abeunt a legibus
refractionis.
illud examinandum est S. perficies refringens
sit ne concentrica soli au terrae. Sed si concertricu terro est
Dc
non potest explicari cur cometae aliquando Rosae aliquando
Cundae  vel Comae speciem habeant semper enim eone inmodo
Tellurem i
e
exhibam
i figura describatur non lautum sol et
respicient
orbita tera
et superficies refringens inter sometam et solem
solem soli concentrica, sed et sphaera texarum
u appareat in quibus fixis debent cauda apparere
u quod sit debeat apparerea sole a versa
videndum an et planetae per caudam Cometa videri
possint ut fixae an vero potius sec planeta eandam
cametae ibi tegat, hoc diligentem Tubo observandum.
inde ejum demonstrabitur superficiem refriagentem esse
super illum planetam.
iendm quod fiat in
tibus, et continue crassiribus
et an colores
superficiebus radios paulatim refringen
 an ita refractio notabitis