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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Coneruity OE coberine Surtaces, arid celiis
scems necellari eo exclude any Fluid Prom
rins becvrcen cobering Bodies, Tor cliele
Bodies cannor be Paid co cobere, Or bC con-
tinced, becvrixe vohole coberine Surtaces, in
aIl ies Poines a Fluid may insinuare ielF.
The plainnels and smoochuess oF the cohe
rine Surtaces, ill makie more Poines come
ineo Contact, chan When chey are rouoti
and irresular. For whaterer Caule Cohe-
sion ariles from, it e suppole chac Caule
eo ac most Prongly ac che Contact, che
more Poines ol che coberine Bodies come
into Contaet, che frmer etie Cobesion will
BC; atid choush exaet Congruiey in Curve
Surtaces, Will brine as many Poines inco
Contact, a5 plain surtaces Will, vec Curvity
not beins che limplest, nor molt expedi
cious Mechod ot producine chis Efect, nei
eher dorecable 1o Nacure, (Wtio alivays
brines abouc all her Efects che Morcett
and eatrese Way) ic scems evident, chac
etie plainness and suoochnels ot Surtaces, is
One Condicion et Cobesion, and chae chole
Noms chiac are cerminaced wict plain Sur-
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