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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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OF a c or d. And (0 oF the rest. This is thac wtrich
IcaM Conernity and Inconeruitr.
Nom as we Findthac musical srings willbe mored
br Elnilons and Fighehs, and ocherharmonious chords,
choush nocinthe lame degree; (odoI suppole that
the particles of matter will bc mored principally by
Tuch motions asare IInilons, 25 Imay call them, Or oF
equal Velocier rich cheir motions, and by other har-
monious motions in a lels degree.
I do turcher suppose, A subtil matter that incom
Passeth and pervades all other bodies, nrhich is the
Menstruum in wrhich cher Cirim irtrich maincains and
continues all such bodies in their motion, and irhich
is themedium chat conrers ail Hlomogenious or Hlar-
monical motions trom bodyto bodr.
Further Iluxpose, chat al1 Cuch particles oF matter
asarc ot a likenature, Wrhen not separated by others
OE a ditterins nature will remain togethier, and
Erenschenthe common Vibration oF them allagainst
the differins Vibrations oE che ambiene bodies.
Accordins to this Nocion I suxpole the irhole
Elniverse and aII the particlesthereot cobe in a con-
tinued motion, and every onc to take its Bhare ot
space or room in the same, accordino to the bulk oF
its bodr, or accordins to the particular porver
ic hath to receire, and continue this or thac peculiar
motion.
Tiro or more ot thelepartieles jorned immediatelu
together, and coalelcing into one become ot anocher
nature, and receptire ot anocher degree ot motion
ond Vibration, and make a compounded particle
differins in nature trom cach OF the other par-
ticles.
AII bulky and sensible bodies whatsoerer I suppole
tobe made up or compoled ot Tuch particles wrhich
hare their peculiar and appropriate motions mhichare
Kept cogether by thedifterins or distonant Vibrations
Ot the ambient bodies or Auid.
Accordino