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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. 7:3-4; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 7:3-4)
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334
PRZSLCE TRACTATNS VT.
rem illum aquarum in praedicto lit.
tore esse tantum a prestione arcuum,
oni tum Aclantico, ruin ithiopico
incumbamE, quos Facile habcbis, si
globum cerrectrem ica consticuas,
ve circulus maximae precionis liE
in horizonce; tinc enim accipies
omnes circulos horixonti parallelos,
donec tandem ad polum horizoncis
peruenias, in quo est punctum ima-
rimae elenationis.
Porro ideo praemissis responsio-
ribus Randum non esse, puto, quir
Si per illos cuniculos, iteinque per
freca, aer premens superticiem Paci-
fici, aquam in sThiopico attolleret,
haud dubie in toro sEthiopico 2qua
aequalicer actolleretur, scilicer ad li-
bellam, quod tamen omnibus expe.
rimentis repugnat; nempe in linu
Mexicano, icemque ad Ancillas, vix
cantulum aqua maris alturgie; equi-
dem illa vis premens paciticum Per
Dlacellanicum eraducitur. sed cum
oblique taneum tradueatur, nempe
germana vis premens, dc directa,
versis punctum maximae clevatio-
nis, per lineas rectas, vel potius per
AECuS DrEHISIOS, POtLMLLMLIM eXC-
ricur; quid mirum, li parum rrgeati
adde quod, nilus sictic in eomeri-
diato, qui per DEHCFLIM MAXITS
elenacionis ducitur, qui non proenl
ab argenei dumine eran(IE.
Dices, ergo non cA taNFA elena
eio, posita Luna in circulo mediae
noctis, quanta elt, polita in circulo
meridiei.
Relpondeo, hoc totum pendere
a IOCOTLI SIEN, IEa DE vel AMaIOE SIE
arcuum prementium collectio, Cupra
horizonrem, quam intra, vel minoi,
vel aequalis; quod re scias, slobum
contule.
Dices, concixi non posse, quo-
modo aeris pondus tantam aguarum
nolem lultineat.
Relpondeo, totam aquarum mon
lem ab aeris pondere non lultineri,
sed canrum porrionem illam, quae
accollicur lupra libellam maxime de-
pressionis; quxe cerre si comparete
cum cota aeris mole, milri parua vi-
dsEUE: dE VerO SiEOTa viS precentis
aeris libera esset, id est li toram globi
cerraquei luperticiem aqua obcege-
ret, haec protecto longe aleius allir-
seret: Sed ancequam calamum sub.
ducam, dic mihri, qua lO, quanea siE
alticudo aeris grauicaneis in circulum
maximae depressionis, ne tibi nimius
ridear, altuimo 2000. TemidiaMetros
terra, igitur 859000. leucas, Cup.
Ponamus aurem aquam esse millies
sraviorem aere; igieur (i cylindrus
praedictae alticudinis aquis incuba-
rec, rna illius millesima pars immer.
geretur; isitur segmentum immer-
lum 859. leucas, quarum quaelibet
concinet +000. Palluum geometri.
corum millia adaequaret; igitr FAH.
tuindem aqua atcolleret; Flui, quid
rei. _ adhuc de illo granicanis ae-
ris nilu dubicas; caltiga praeoccu.
Patam mencem, ratiocinare ex corris
principiis, nec amplius dubicabis:
itaque ex his habeo caulam cerril.
Ermatm, cur scilicet in praedicto licro-
re mare alsurgere incipiat occidente
Luna, e tandiu alturgae, donee
Luna 2d circulum mediae noctis per-
veniat; cunc enim maxima rispre.
MeNS CXETIEuE, quae seilicet in prae.
dicto liceore aquam aecollat.
sus p rtin rostuat
PROPOS. LIZ.
Luplicatur cur eoro illo tempore,
quo Luna a circulo mediae noctis ver-
Mare