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# Title: Lectures De Potentia Restitutiva, Or Of Spring (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 105, Stück 1; Leibn. Marg. 105)
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descend to o, then C will make it descend 10 p.
HIto que ItOr, K tOs, L FOF, MtOn and NtOW, EEC.
50 thac X 0 MaII BC OnC (PaCC, XP, 2, X9, 3, Xr, 4.
X59 5, Xt, 6, X U, 7, XW, 8.
The lecond figure represents a Watch Spring cor-
led in a Spiral by C AB BBD, Whole end C is Axed
t0a pin or Axis immorable, into the end ot erhrich
the Axis oF a (mall lighe Wheel is inferted, upon
irtich it moves; the end D is tixed to a pin inthe
Rim oF the Whcel Y yy y, uxon erhich is corled a
TinaII (IIK, co the end ot Whrieh is Axed a Scale Le re-
ceire the meighes. Toche Frame in Wrtich chele are
contained is lixed ehe hand or Index 2 ehen trring
rith the Former eighes puc inco the scale l, voû
Will Ena that il P puc into che Scale P SinkS the BOL-
tom oF ic X 100, then C ill sink ic to p, and Ht0 9.
IEOr, R EOS, L. tO t, and Z Will point at 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6,7.8
on theWVhecl.
Therrialswich a Rraighe ire, or a straighe piece
oF mood laid Hlorizontal arc (0 plain they necd not
an explication br figure, and the mar of trrine upon
air Lhare lons lince explained in my Micoera-
Phia by AgUTCS.
From all irtich it is verr evidentthat the Rule Or
Lar oE Nature in every springins Body is, FnaE
theforce or porver chereotto reltore it Pelt to itsna-
cural polition is altrars proportionate to theDistance
Or space it is remored cheretrom, Whether ic be by
rarefaction, or separation oF its parts the one Fromthe
other, orby a Condensation, or crodino ot those
partsnearer torecher. Nor is ic observable in thele
bodus onlr, buc in all other Epringy bodies haclo.
ever, Wrhether Metal, Wood, Stones, baked Earchs,
Flair, Horns, Silk, Bones, Sines, Glato, and the likc.
Respect being had to the particular Agures oF the
bodics bended, and the adrantagious or diladvan-
tasious rays oF bendins chem.
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