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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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lotopticat prnciples
Our Armosphere is the Vehricle and Medi-
um ot sound, chat Sense irhich mostiy
distinguistes us From Fistes, and the inte-
rior Tort of Insects. Sound is nochins
DuE a Modulation OE Percussion OF the Rir
communicated by an impulse, trom che
vibratins Conorous Bodr, and propasated
in Vndulations, through the Fluid ot the
Atmosphere, evry ray round. WVithoue
Oux Rix re Moud not be able to hear
the Repore ot a thouland Picces oF Ord.
nance dischare d at the Cmalles Distance;
vie Mhoud hare no such thing a5 L anoa-
Des Or Musick, and wrhac a comtortlels
state ehis wond be, I leare the Reader
cojudse. From all wrhich ies very plain
thac there Was Connsel and Desien in the
Contrirance and Production oF ou AI
mosphere.
S XXIX. The nexe chinc in Order
to be considered is, our Mountains,
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