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# Catalogue record: 25827 — J. H. Voigt an Leibniz, Ertzae 4 Julii 1715
# Incipit: Vidi in Miscelaneis Berolinensibus Tua autoritate editis, Machinam mea
# Date: 1715-07-04
# Sender: Voigt, J.H. — Addressee: Leibniz
# Record in the Leibniz-Katalog: https://leibniz-katalog.bbaw.de/de/extended-search?id=25827&katnr=56024
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# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/DE-611-HS-867851
# Title: LBr. 965 · Voigt, J.H.
# Folios: Bl. 7–11 (from the shelfmark LBr 965 Bl. 7-11): 10 pages, canvases 13–22, page ids DE-611-HS-867851:0013 to DE-611-HS-867851:0022
# Original at the GWLB: https://digitale-sammlungen.gwlb.de/resolve?id=DE-611-HS-867851&page=13
# Lines: 206 recognised on 10 of 10 pages, mean confidence 0.93
# Catalogue: Leibniz-Katalog / Arbeitskatalog der Leibniz-Edition (https://leibniz-katalog.bbaw.de/), ed. Arbeitsstelle Potsdam I der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, CC BY 4.0.
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Viro Illustri et Excellentisimo
Domino Gothofredo Guiliemode
Leibnit Sacrae Caesareae Maj. e
imperii Consiliano Aulico dignisoimo
nec non Potentiscimonum aestim
Magnae Britanniae et Borussiae consilia,
pio statui tntimox Domino meo dnni
devotiomi et observantiae cuitu dovencrando.
cannavera.

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RIED WILHELM LEIBNI
VIEDERSACHSISCHE LANDESBIBLIOTHEK

## Folio 8r — DE-611-HS-867851:0015
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parce sp.
ensts et Exccllentissime
Vicdi in Hiscelaneis Becolinensibus
Tuit autoritate editis, Machinam
meam Frituratariam, inter curiosas
Mathematicorum tnventiones, locum
aliquem invenisse, ex illis in Aeta
ecuditorum Anni arii translatam
nec non a Domino D. Valentino
curioso ejis curiositatum libo.
integram Machinae descriptionem
insertam esse. De quo, debitas
Fissi tarsque ut persolvam qratias
Oc
me omnino obprietum sentio.
Sed et oubdre perfunclar, me paoniscis
de ephibenda ampliori hujus Machinci
deseriptione, hactenus nunpetiste,
quod, qua retidne faitum vel neglectum
sit, equidem nescio, nec satis excufare valeo.
Nobilissime et Amplune vir
mt novus Elucidationes suppedutare e re visum titri visum
chratam TiBi non displicuisse Fortasse intra breve tempus
minen semmachina mue triturat
novum prodibit volumen, Miscelladeotum Berotinensium,
qui si ita Videbitur crti, inseri porcu aatles duae

## Folio 8v — DE-611-HS-867851:0016
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Ne tamen dintiui officio meo desim
en descriptionem Illam, quam ex
obscavatianitcus hujus Machinae, jam
per quatuoaeeim annorum decuosum,
hic lou, non infeliciter adhibitae,
coeligere nihi erenit.
Jam de Rota Aquaria sub A. impoinii
observatione dignuim censeo, illam,
in inferiori parte, ad quadrantem
circuli, consseribus, sive capsula, probe
este inclutam, jupta infusionem agnae,
paulo supra Cytndrum C Mlabentis, ad
perpendiculum usque, qua imelufidre,
aqua, per snpenvenientem poenitur
nec ex eystis suis, antea, quam rota
uttea perpendliculum, tub cycindoo
sit circumvoentata, elabi potest.
ad quod pondui aquae tantum aruet
ut fere dluplum potentia inde acqnirat
jupta experimentum, hac dere, factum
audem Machinam commodiorem efficaciorem vereddis
priorem
M referi
assimum est quantum aquae cistis rotae per eam agitandae superlabentis
tiam repertum esse, qui Tuam praxin
sit imitatus, sed paucisjatis attentionis et judicii ad talia afferre volunt
Non dubito quin mutra alia TBi suppetant utitia
quae publico impertia possis, quod ut facias hortor, faustaque omma
dedisissimui
G. G. L
ha additiones, tuc
quas pato nova fidura non inogere, sed per omnia
aut possunt
apprecor
a laterali lapsu prohiberi potest, tantum notae virium accedere

## Folio 9r — DE-611-HS-867851:0017
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quo rota agnania orundum inclusa
 Centenania, pae vero, ducto modo
inclusa A Centenaara ponderis, elevase
potens fuit, et abique hoc adjrment
paritulum aqua ad M pollicae, quafemi
mihi licet, quaeque jupta cylindeum saltem
rotae agnariae sese infundit, id eoque nun
tantum ponderis rotae confeat, quam si in
superficie ejui supcirori illabi posset
machinam nun valide, nec satii erto,
crreumagere valeret. Inqua tamer
ccleritate maxima ejus potentia consistit
et carolo negoli praecipne in ea vertitui.
Cuprs sane adminienti s: quod beato meo
Fratri J. G. Voigt Praefceto Rriklingenri et
Neortadiensi, si nan inventionem, sactem
accuratam, una cum eystanum rota
agnania, peculiari prropontione, dlispotitionem
dlebet: in motendims frumentaais, ut
plurimum aquae copra destitutis, non negligeai
usuc este postet

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Rota Dentata B. ad agnaniam habet
triplae proportionem, et cum hac sit a2
pedum, illini. 4 pecles, cliam etrum absolvunt
quae tamen propdatio jupta potentiam rotae
agnarae, copiam aguae, ejuque capsiri
altitudinem, quae mitri non nisi ad b pecles
suppetit, augeri vel minui poterit.
Rotastacata D. uninc pedis, ccleritatem
Machinae quadenplo auget, quae tarnen
iupta potendiam aquanae, augnentum, vel
eliminutionem patituo.
Disci F. ex ticco ligno confecti 32 pollicum
diametri. A2 poee. crascitiem habent, et
Cylincio G. ope
Sustentaculonum Hl. bene adhaeent
quae snctendaenta, et
Baculiterrer L. ut debito suo loco sint
collocati, amnem fere capidem absolvunt,
et abique hac cirpositione, labao manii.
Jam cum Baculur ferrens L eum duobnialiis,
Cylindium G. inter duoi Discos signorum spatium
intermedium in trec parter agnalee clvisurm: straquicas

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sno loco collocatus, enjurlibet Suctentaculum
H. 1d pollicum langum, et 7. supsa dlircum
prostans, ita debet esse Mopositum, ut jupta
lineas directionis a baculo ferreo 2. continuatar
et in Diico F. in 30 partes diviso, notatar
12 partibure, sive 12= a continuata cinea
30
baculi ferrei, distet. Hac dimensione
neglecta, vel nimis erto baculi d. cum adhaeron.
tibus fustibne flagellatoniis, dejicientur.
vel nimic seno officrum facient.
Cum Cylindrits G. in mea hac Machina
à superfiere arcae, ad A peder sit elevetus, et
cumdiameter Rotae aquaarae; adhaerentieque sen-
tariae et Radiatae, majorem altitudiner
non suctincat,
Baculus d. non langur, esse potiit
(. poclie.
quam 2 diyit. maneate spertio za dius.
pro collocando, satii coprose, frumento.
Nullus tamen dlulito, quim atterin cor,
ubi majos adert aquae copia, ejusque altido casce
major elevatio eylinari G. longidreique jupta
propontionem Baculi J. mucta majooem machina
sint aclaturi potentiam.

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Vertebra M: eui
Capulae cive Thecae ferreae N. O. medi
antibui clailic ferreri et cohleri affixae
hanc debet habere mensuram, ut Bacului
Flagellatonin P. eum Bacuto J. angulum
ferd faciat rectum, non netra 90, nec
infra 85. se extendentem, nisi ejui
ictum nimic cclerem, vel nimis tanctum
experiri velri. Quod in machina hac
vene observandum, et erjut neglectur
ab initio, nultum mihi attulit taeclis
et labaris.
Thecae Ferrea N. O. imo omne aliud
ferramentum, ut ex ferno Succreo
al
vel alio trectabili, sint fabrefacec, et
utrinque clausae, valde expectit.
Fustis Flagellatorns: P. in mea hac
machrna 4 peder longui et 3. dligs. crasrur,
ex ligno duto Fagineo vel Heimbirchen,
figurae debet este aliquo modo incurdatae,
ut pars ejuc anterior, nultum posrit
sicitis in pulsando frumento, simul
occupaore.

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Fietes hi, numeno 30. in tret lineas, jupta
cylindium aligno mado, incurvatar
hoc maclo positi, ut se indicem pulsanco
non attingant, nec impecliant, sed unur
port altenum, in circumootatiune machinae
ad cacendum impellatur. Cum et eo modo
collocandi, ut instar horoloquorum campana,
riorum, et jupta mensuoum, certam posront
edere cantilenam, sive, uti loguionuo,
meladiam.
Areae R. ope
Potularum V. antroesum et retraefum
mobitri, ert hic langitudo 60 pectum.
hourco propartionata.
Motre tujui Arece, fit mediante
Vecte W. a8 pedler lungo, propintionem
cum hypomochlio, ejuoque brachio breviori
teigesimam septum habente, et tantum po.
tentia, ob magnum areae, incumbentirque
frumenti pondur, reqmrente, licetab uno
homine possit maveti.
Cripae oper, celternae loci forsan non indigebit, ubi
agnae copia simul aream mavere poterit.

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Negotium hujuc Machinae, per tres
peragitur Viros, ad subpternendum et
vertendum feumentum, dejciendum
stramen, mavendum aneam, aliumque
laborem. Et per horae spatium quatuoc
modii, Ein Malter, mensurae nostrae, Hoider
vel Avenae, straminibus excntituntur.
Haec sunt scenstris et Excellentissime
Vir, quae de Machina hac, rechi
hactenus satis finctuosa, observatione
digna, et ad imitatoris frabricatorisque
instructionem, necessaria judicavi,
quaque benevolo ut excipias animo
obnixe rogar
Excellentiae Tna
Ertiae 4hulius
5.
humillimus et devotibimus
Gervus