38x
L I B E R D E C I M U S -
Jam gravitas ipfi conjungens corpora terrre,
Compcllcnfque avulfo , & terram > errantiaque alte
8 5
o
Orbibus aftra fuis retinens, iplofque cometas :
Quod genus & vis eft, mirum qure partibus addit
Fervorem minimis, & motum , & frepe calorem:
Unde falit cor, atque animantum fanguinc venre
Exsultant calidre, & ducuntur (lamina vitre;
865
Unde quoque interior communis mater & altrix
Terra calet paflim , unde ardefeere corpora multa
Cernimus, & circum claram diffundere lucem ,
Unde & Sol almum m ittit cum luce calorem.
Quas tu fi tollas vires, rnot
E rebus tollas; pafTim S o l,
Frigerent, grandes torpentes
c f l e n t , & in m o llib u s fem per a-
liquid am ittitu r de in o ty s q u a n
titate .
P o ftcaq u am a u te m cx q u a n tita
te m otus , q u i fe m p e r dep erit in
fu m m a o b co lliiio n cs ,
in tu lit
ncccllicatem
v r i u m a & iv a r u m ,
a d d i t
,
q u x r c n d a m d i e n atu ra m ,
te
legem eju sm o d i v iriu m tam
pro intervallis m in im is , q u a m
pro im m e n fis , q u a ru m priores
infra n o ftro ru m fc n lu u m lim ites
jacent , poftcrio rcs v e r o
u ltra
i p f o s .
N c v v to n u s in h o c a r g u m e n t o
diutius im m o r a t u r , ac p rim o q u i
dem con tra
C a r t d i u t a
evirteie
p luribus a rg u m e n tis
j
n on c o n -
ie rv ari in m u n d o ean d em q u a n
titatem m o tu s , fed
a liq u a n d o
cciam a u ge ri m o tu m ,
Si
m in u i :
tutn d im in u tio n e m , o fte n d it ,
m a x im a m fo r e fine a & u o fis p r in
cipiis , ac d e m u m m o tu m o m n e m
fine iis debere d ep erir^ : p o tifli-
m u m vo rtices f i f t i . E u m lo c u m
h ic a d ju n g a m to tu m , q u ia e g re
g ie fuadet n c c d fit a t e m virium ac
tiv aru m , q u a ru m lex exh ib e t to
tam m e a m t h e o r ia m P h ilo fo p h ix
naturalis . Sic a u te m is ibi ha-t
b e t .
„ A tq u e h x c q u id e m o m n i a
umque caloremque
870
Sidera, Tellus
undique maflre;
Nus*
,, fi ira f i n t , jam n a tu r a y n i v c r f a
, , v a ld e e rit fim p le x
^ c o n fi-
,, m ilis f u i , p erficien s n i m i r u m
„ m a g n o s o m n e s c o r p o r u m c x -
„ le ftiu m m o tu s , a t t r a d i o n c g r a -
„ v ita tis , q u x e ft m u t u a in t e r
„ c o r p o r a illa, o m n ia 3
te
m i n o -
„ res fere o m n e s p a r tic u la r u m fu -
, , a r u m m o tu s alia a liq u a v i a t -
„ tr a h e n te , q u x eft in te r p a r t i-
/, 'culas illas m u tu a . V is in e r t ix
,, eft p r in c ip iu m paffivu rn , q u o
,1 'c o rp o ra in m o tq fu o v e l q u ie te
,, p e r fla n t , re cip iu n t m o t u m v i
,, m o v e n t i fe m p ir p r o p o r t io n e rc -
, , fp o n d e o t e m , te rcfiftuut^ tan-r
, , tu m , q u a n t u m fibi re fiftitu r ,
j y A b h o c fo lo p r in c ip io n u llu s
u n q u a m in re ru m u n iv e r fita te
„ o riri p o tu ifie t m o tu s . A lio alte
„ q u o p r in c ip io o m n i n o o p u s
e ra t a d m o v e n d a c o r p o r a , t e
„ ja m , c u m m o v e n t u r , a lio ici-
j , d em p r in c ip io o p u s e ft , a d
f,
m o t u m ip f o h im c o n f e r v a n d u m .
yy
N a m c x vairiis b jn o r u m m o t u -
yy
u m c o m p o fitio n ib u s
,
m u n ife
ri ft u m c l t n o n fe m p e r e a n d e m
, , ctie
in
m u n d o
q u a n t i t a t e m
yy
m o tu s
.
E te n im
fi
d u o g lo b i
,
,, v i r g u l a te n ui c p n j u n & i , m o t u
„ u n ifo r m i fe ra n tu r in lin e a redi»
y y
d ud ta in p la n o m o t u s ip s o r u m
