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ACOBSSTAFE, 2 Mactiemarical InSTruImenE
for cakins Feishrs and Distances; che same
vieti Crossistass; Wohich sec.
Tambus, i5 2 FOOE OF a Latine Verle, con-
Sistine oE cuo Syllables, wohen che tis is Mos anC
ehe octrer lons, a5 Penax.
TANTTOK, ehe lame Wich Pytorus.
TAONDICE. Séc Toderus.
ICF. InThe WVorks os che Learned For uly, 1701
chere is an Abridsmem oF a French BOOk, Called
Nouvelle Conjecture pour expliquer la Nature de la
Glace; in Which che Namelels Auchor modestiy
propoles che Collomine Conjectures about Freerine
and Ice.
WVater Freeres onty because its Parrs lose cheis
Natural Morion, and cleare close ro one anortrer
bur ve must oblerre,
2. Thar che Wacer WhilA it Freeres, leems le
dilate ie sels, and char it becomes more lixtie
ertiereas it Mould seem chat it oughe ro becom
more meiphes.
2. THat Frozen NVater is nOF quite (O Fransp2
rent, and chat the Bodies transpire noc (0 Frecty
etirough ic 25 tormeris, cho one ivould chink che
contrari Mould happen, il ic be crue, ThaEFhe WV 2
ter dilaces it self as ic Freezes. These are the
scemins Contrarieries, Whichare found in the FF
Fects and Properries ot Ico, chac make the Nacure
oF it obscure and disticule ro be explained.
Tis che common Opinion ot Philosoptrets, Mhar
Ice is made by certain Spirirs of Niere, which in
che. Wincer mix ich che pares oF che Warer, anc
beins os chemlelres improper for Morion, because
oF cheir Pigure and Inflexibilier, enteeble and de
Aroy pradually thac oE che ParES, to Whiek they
are joined. This Opinion is suxporied by Pome
Eixperiments, Which prove at lcast chat on certair
Occasions che Spirirs oF Salc and Nirre concribure re
Forin ihe Lce.
Out Author Has no desiGn IO ConrOVere those
Fxperimenes: Hle Cays only, Thac ris nOF Cer.
taim, ehac che Spiries oF Nitre do alwvars enter in-
o the Comipolicion oF chelce, and chac cho ches
enred che Pame constanty, chat alone vould non
be sussicient co explain all the RfeCtS.
Forlustance, We cannor conceire hour thespi
rits oF Nirre, Wrhich enter che Pores oFche W ater
and fx che Parrs oF it, can oblise che Water ro. di
lare ic selE, and make ir more lighe, Whereasnatu
eally ches oughr ro augment the weishe of ic. This
Difficuler, and some ortiers chac mishr be intiste
upon, Mew che Necessier oF a new Syctem Eo ex
plain che Nlacure oF Ice. Theretore our Auctior
vires chis char Eollonis, Which he conceires ex
plains all chines wich more ease, and in a mOrC
simple manner chan ehe ordinarr System.
Because ss Lus ben more cibsess fosned tose
cher, thes ucuas eVatalS OC aHeHeL, ana
Lose all che Morion cher had, and he suppoles etre
Air co bc che Colc, or ac leaH, the principal C aule
Eotiy che Pares oC che Wacer jorn (0 closely r0Be.
cher. Ese explains is ThuS.
There S an inHMMC LNUIHDEL OI MIIIAIL PaKIS OL
Erols Air ixe amons che parrs oF the Watee, as
ed a uaca inacuta aloDelli decet tult O
cutbe ut ata tenc torci d Bsedt ugnculs dt 61go
lir.
THOSC parS OE BrOIS Rir VII MPetled amione
those oF che WVacer, chey have cact OF chem chC
Vertue of a Spring, wrhich is nou (0 Well proved
in Wacurat Philolexhy, chac no Mani wisl eall it it
question.
oF. grols Aic mixed wich che Wacer, Hare more
in chac manner, and on che orhet, u Cxlernal Air
continuine ro prels etie Surtace oF the Wale, e
parrs ot esse nalet thuc u betwixe chole lmali
Aure, and torm ahard Bous, ac 15 101d), lcc. AI
the difficuler lies in chis, Ilow rokno, wtrecet 
realier che Sprines oF che Air, whichare disperled in
che Wacer, unbend a lieele in che Wincer; which ris
calie eo protees lo.
de de d votertea erers ose apat, c
may see chem contulcaly and in srols; Tor trOzer
Water is alvars a licele whicer chan cwas betore;
and chey chac hare Audied ans chins of che Nature
Ot Colours, knon chac ehis whitenels proceeds on
Iy Erom ele (mall Bubbles oF Rix mix d WicH s
This is che Realon chac all Scums de WMIHM, Aa
char ete Bubbles Ot AIE MIXCa MIE OTaIS et LMII
Stal, appear Wet chanthe rest
LOns a5 EIS SGMIA CABHOL DCCOILIC TCIIHIOIC IN L1O-
Se  ) ebe. Seet CC) CaHSIOL DCCOIHC
Crets ian mas planss perceire; tor il ve pucin
 Cucos che Machine, vou will sec che Wacer
WVacer, in chac Pame proporcion as vou pump the
II een iC Can De Meved, thac the (inaII Springs
chemetres a licle. Et vould casily be conceird.
Eorce in the Winter,  Mac chen cher unbend
Chat on ose side thore sprines unbendingchemselves
be locked up one against anocher; lose chreir MoI
Springs WhteCPe CHCH MaM HCS, MMMNCcdS
 Stors en inen be cannor perceire inche
Wacer, Whilst ic is Liquid, is casily scen vohen ris
Frozen. We seC MCH Ver oIten a GrCAE quaMCy
oE Bubbles oF dix vess sensibi; alid vhen cher
Add ro Mo, Lal Ie Mle Bubbles ot srols AI,
wtrich are absolurelr insentible in che Warer, (C
Zen Wacer, buc becaule cach oF them becomes
che Wacer wrhen ic Freeres, hath attracted new
Aii; Or because itte LII ACd CMPCHICU M CI
Nater, cakes up a greater space, and rhaciIs SPIB
are à ue ere anbensued. We cannor concetre
those ot ihe Walet, Cnto wrhich che prots A C
noc pals bur wich difficuler. IE must be rhen chat
the AI already disperled amons che Pates ol ihe
unbended.
Bur Wohy, woten tis Cold, hare the SpIIIIS O
at anortier Seaubi.
Ie is ansvverec in che Crst place, Phacto estaotista
this Sysem here laid donn, ir is enoush tO prove,
ehac rhe chinu happens really (0, WithoUE auy ne-
cetticy ot explamis che Caule dil.
Secontu
Froler bur forone of thele ReaIons; cirher because
howthe Wacer asit Freeres, could actract new Air,
Ence the Pores of the Ice are certaints lels chan
Warer, is dilared, and ehar che Springs are a liccle
the Aix more Rrenoch eo unbend chemlelres, tham
Ele alleco, ie nalettecetesu. Ci nlet