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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
# Folio 103, page id 797370323:0141
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et Curvitu
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taces, Will (caeteris paribus) produce Bodies
Ol che tirmese Cohesion. This will aPPCaE
more evidene trom che contrary Qualiey in
ehe consticuene Parricles oF Fluids. FOr We
have Moun betore, thac one necessary
Condicion oF Fluidity, is che Curvier ot, che
Surtaces, oF che consticuene Parricles ol
Fluids, whereby cheir Cohesion is very (mall,
in respeet ot che Cohesion ot chose Parcicles
chac are cerminaced ich plain Surtaces, and
cheir Crariey alivays exceeds che Force et
cheir Cohesion, (0 chac trom boch chele
Causes, cher casily Dip and move one uxon
anocher. We may cheu suppole chaclome
et che Primary Aoms, oF wrhich Bodies are
constirured, are rerminated ich plain Sux.
faces on all sides, wrtich ill produce B0.
dies oF che firmest Cohesion, Ochers are ParE.
ly terminaced rich plain, and parely wrict
curve Surtaces, wrhich ill produce Bodics
et a mean Cohesion; ochers again are in-
cirely cerminaced rich curve Surtaces, wrhich
Will produce Fluids, and becreen chole ina
cirely plain, and encirely curve, chere are
intinire Combinations, ot plain and curve Su-
taC6d
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