P a r t i c u l a s , u t d i v e r f i s d i v e r f o v i d e r i
M u n e r a j am l a t e r u m r e g i o n i b u s i n d i t a p o f i i n t ;
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P r o i n d e , f u i t n u n q u a m p e n e t r a r i u t c o r p o r e v i f up i
C o r p u s ; ma te rir e nos h o c d e d u x i t ad omn i s
M u n u s , u t id n u l l am p o f f i t p e n e t r a r i c r o b v i m :
Sic etiam munus, duris per cundta repertis
Corpora particulis, hoc credimus omnibus effe. -1135
Haud *equidempugnem non plus durefccrc parvas
Particulas, magni quam craffum corporis augmen ;
A t c l a r e c v i c l u m p u g n e m n on e f f e , m i n o r a
I n t e r v a l l a u b i f u n t , m a g i s & c o n t a t t i b u s ip fis
R e s u b i c o n t i n u r e ; d u r i p l u s effe r i g o r i s .
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E t q u a m v i s f o l i d x . n a t u r a c o n t i nu a t a :
Notities noffra confurgat mente, fuifquc
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P H I L O S O P H I A
fcu n t utique r c fp c d iv e , q u x co -
h x r e n t , cum
fem per e an d em
h a b e a n t p o litio n em
m u tu a m ;
led inde non f e q u i t u r , a q u ie
te ipfa refp ed liva defum i pofle
c a u fam c o h x fio n is ; n am fi e g o
ap p reh en d o m a n u ,
te
ad m e tra n o
p a rtem corporis folidi c o h x r c n -
tem cum reliquis partibus , quies
illa prxcedens n on p o teft effe
ca u fa, curruli ua; illx partes a m e
r.on a p p re h e n s x fequan tur ipfam :
fi autem rc c u iritu r ad particulas
raruofas , u n c in a ta s , exp licatur
id em per idem ; videndum en im
c u r ipfarum illarum partium p a r
t ic u lx c o h x r c a n t ,
te
fe in vicem
n on deferant c o n f r a g o r a m o ,
vel u n c i n o .
V e r u m addit, re jc& is hifce fe n -
t e n t i i s , n on idcirco co n fe q u i ,
id quod N e w tonus affump/ir,de
b e re om n in o repeti c o h x fio n c m
ip fam a vi a t t r a d i v a . E ft pofi-
tio q u x d am n on pofitivo a r g u
m e n to p r o b a t a , fed a N c w t o n o
a ffum p ta ad explicandam
tan
tu m m o d o c o h x fio n c m ,
te
per
c a m alia N a t u r x p h x n o m c n a ,
vis ejufm odi ,
Si
co n ftitu tio illa
p rim ig e n ia ru m pa rticu la rum o m
n iu m co rp o rum , ut fint c o n
ti n u x ,
te
d u r x , quales ip fc v o
luit . E ju fm o di , ipfe v o l u i t , effe
particulas flu id orum , ut p o s ,
fen t co n crcfccrc in glaciem fo li-
d a m ,
te
ipfas lucis p a r t ic u la s ,
u t p o flen t lia b crc c o n fla n tem
p o fitio n em laterum id o n eo ru m aci
o m n ia p h x n o m c n a re fraftio n is
etiam irr e g u la ris , fed ut in c ry
stallo Islandica , co n fta n tcr irre .
gu la ris ,
te.
inde ad o m n ia o m
n ium co rp o ru m prim ige n ia ele
m en ta , foliditatcm ipfam ,
te
d u ritie m tranflulit», ac c c n f u i t ,
h an c ita ge n e ra le m ccn fen d am
cllc p ro p rie tatem om n ib u s ele
m en tis co rp o ru m o m n iu m , uti
im pen etrabilitas fim ili in d u d lio -
n c transfertur ab iis , ejux m a
n ib us a tt r c d la v i m u s , ad om n e s
o m n iu m co rp o ru m particulas .
V e r u m cum h x c n o n fit p o fi-
tiva pro batio q u x d a m , q u x rem
a b fo lu te evin cat , prop on it de
in d e N o f t e r , u t jam v id e b im u s ,
ration es , q u x n o s poffun t
dc
iis o m n ib u s incertos reddere ,
te
d ubitan di anfam p rx b c re , d o
n e c m eis ration ibus d em um e v in
cat , lo n ge aliter fc rem h ab ere ,
1 C o n c e d it h ic , m ajorem efle
v im co h x fio n is in particulis exH
g u is , c quibus co rp o ra
c o n
f i a n t * q u am in ipfis m a g n is cor-
