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# Title: [Lectiones XVIII, Cantabrigiae in Scholis publicis habitae] Lectiones XVIII, Cantabrigiæ in Scholis publicis habitæ (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 0; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 0)
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Ratatorio jam vinculo solucus, ec scopulum praeterre. P aecesseras ax
ctus Rhetoricum, ad muneris mei proprium Opus ac. eclaquium oc-
cingor. Imprimis autem novi quod inierim consIlii cascon: quae
rationem, paucis expediam. Cum prius inctitutum ur-
sens adverrerim, occurrere pleraque nimiam acrentio
nem desiderantia, nec ex improriso auscultancibus, in-
de latis opporruna; incommodum etiam illud a puram Geometriam
aetrectantibus haud posse declinari; consticui, derelicta contisper
icta, procinus in amaniores (Aoribus nempe Phylicis depictoi, e
Fructibus consitos Mechanicis) mixta quam axpellitane acheseos
Campos deriare; Opticx nimirum, Mechanicae, Colmodraphie, re
ligua cujuscunque, prout occalioferet, e commodum ridebitur. Ne-
que tamen animus exit ullius ex his lonse dittula lacitundia perrasari,
vel exrremostines circumire; sed ad ejus quasi metropolim e veltisio
recta procedere, primas cancum hypotheles excutere, praecipuaque
(quibus illa tam rasta theoremarum moles incummbic) Fundamenca de
nudare; tum verononnulla, palmaria quidem illa, Cacim emersentia
corollaria subtexere. Ouorumm cerre orcilus jucunda pral. rum, utilis,
ee fructuola videri potest; quum e principiis recte polutis, probéque
percepris reliquorum e firma Edes, S Facilis comprehentio sub-
maleartuF.
II. Ab Optica lumemus exordium; sciencia cum primis Nobili,
quam cum peculiaris arenitas, cum insens commendac ucilicas. Nam
Ilacurx Cirul deresendis arcanis, ac explicandis Phaenomenis minimé
vos lacer quantopere conducat; neque minus ad AlEronomicas rationes
quam plane necellaria sic; et Perspectiram, Picturam, e his agnaras
alIAS ex: IAS APTES TACCAMI; QUE FOEX Quanca Quanex lun ab ea pendent,
ac priricipia Cua muruantu. UE es pexteream qualia, certe vix precio
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