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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
# Folio 86, page id 797370323:0124
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contine oE sir and Water, and Pill sroneer
in che contine ot sir and common Class OF
Crystal, aud Peronger in che contine ol sir
and Diamond. Becveen che Paris oF opalic
and colour d Bodies, chere are many Spa-
ces cicher empry or replenictid wrich Me-
diums ot ocher Denlicies, 25 Wacer becreen
che cingins Parcicles wrherewich any Li
quoris impreonared, Air becrcen che aque.
ous Olobules, chac conscicure Clonds or Mists,
and perhaps, Mediums ditterene trom boch
chele berveen che Pares ot hard Bodies.
No Restexions are produed in che Su.
perficies vrhrich intercede chels Mediums ot
different Densiries, and che Reaton wrhy
unitorm, pellucid Mediums have no lensible
Reflexion, buc ac cheir external Superficies,
is becaule all cheir Pares are ot an equal
Densiey; and Opacicy ariles trom che mul.
cicude oF. Restections produc d in cheincernal
BaetS OF BodICS:
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refractire Porvers proporcionat co pheir Den.
e
licies, exceprins (o tas as they partale more
ox tels ol sulpturous, oily Parricles, and
chereby