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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Dhuotonhical peinciples
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ot che Sphere, Wrhich is alledged to salve
chisDisticuler, is a Concradiction ro Nacure,
no luch chins beins cicher conceiveable Or
possible. 2. Ic is impossible eo explain
Whrence che Circular Mocion ot this lubrile
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cher subeile Fluid Movine atter lome cer
eain manner to produce che Mocion ol
et chac Fluid, which is che Cause of Or2
vier, and (0 on in infinitum, or elle e
nult 2dmic ies Mocion ichout any C ause,
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Cause o Crariey, or by erhole Mocion
ic is producd in all the possible Mechani
cal Explicacions chereot, must be Wichour
Cravicy wrhich is Ablurd Matcer beinE
every irhere in realon to be lupposd ol
che lame unitorm Nacure, and ies Gravici
eo bc alvars proporcional co the Ouancies
ot ies solid Mals. 4. Bodiestrom chelm.
pulse ol a L luid can ouly gravitare in pro
porcion ro cheir Surtaces, and nOL aCCOr
cins c0 cheir Ouancicy of Macrer, which
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