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# Title: [Physica, Id Est, Scientia Rerum Corporearum, In Decem Tractatus Distributa] Physica, Id Est, Scientia Rervm Corporearvm, In Decem Tractatvs Distribvta (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 7:1-2; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 7:1-2)
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inei cationem ribi expolui, in vleime
, iam dudum edico in publicam lucem, Lc-
nssasillime; illud Scilicer, rniversum Phylex COr-
decerractatibus ame comprehensim Fuitte; quacuor
une de Racibus corporum Cenlibilibus, rnus de Princi-
viis corporis nacuralis, generatione et corruptione ciuldem, de guacuor
elementis, duo de mixtione ee mixris, imperfectis de perfectis, ve YOcaME,
de corpore calesti rnus, et duo de plantis, animalibus et homine. PEX
dictos veco corporum cacus ad varia capica reduxi, eaque, ni FalIOT.
iuxta natiuum ex proprium natura ordinem, nimirum Cuo quemque lo-
co; vnde anre omnia dispucationem ac Permonem insticuo, de Corporco
quanto, cum de renlo _ prelso, caro e denso, oeaui e leni, Opaco de
diaphano; e haec primo tractatu complector; tum de calido, Frigidos
lucido de illuminaro, humido, Scco, duro, molli, renui, crasso, de mul-
tis aliis corporum ctaribus qui Tub Cenlus cadune, quos in secundo era-
etatu explanaui, rei se relistentiam corporum: in cerrio egi Fuse nec nOn
accurare de coloribus ex Ponis; in quarto demum de odoribus de Capo-
ribus, de alcerarione, reslexione qualicarum e retractione; in quinto de
generatione corporis Phylici e principiis veriulque, nec non de quacuor
elementis; in Pexro de mixrione in genere e mintis imperfectis quibusti-
bet, ioneis scilicet, agneis, aereis de cerrestribus; in seprimo de mixtis
perfectis, metallis Ecilicet, lapidib.Is e Puccis; in octauo de CorpOre
calecti, nimirum de planeris, sellis, comeris, corporum caelectium mo-
tibus, e communi medio; nonum iam dedimus, qui est de planeis de
geverarione animalium, e vlcimum, qui est de homine.
2. Nihil est quod dicam de lingulari methodo; haec enim, re iam
obleruacti in ediris, ad geometricam accedir; praemicco quippe detini-
niriones, nominis Scilicet, nequis initio mihi Racim lirem Oveac, tumm
axiomara, erica ex omnibus accepta; aliquoc incerdum hypotheles; id
est, probata quaedam experimenta, postulatorum loco, v. 8. ignem lu-
cere, de caletacere, corpus oraue moru acceleraro deortum ile, cum
remrniuerlam, ordinaca propotirionum scrie, prolequor; et in hunc
odum, effectus sentibiles ad luas causas reducere mitii videor, hie
enim praecipuus est Physica finis, ve effectus naturx ad luas caulas de-
monstratione reducat; id est, illorum caulas demonstrer; quod ve pre-
stare valeam, Ctacuo ance omnia de quolibet effectu, quod sic, id que cer-
10 ac probaro experimento, applicaro scilicet aliquo sentu, ve par est,
eoque minime ririato, led inteoro, quo de ralieftectu cercus sim P’hrlice,
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