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plane consolidate. Dein globuni forti mallco ad duo 

 latera ad versa complanavimus ; ex quo necesse fuit 

 aquam in minus contralii, cum sj)haTa figurarum sit 

 capacissima. Deinde, cum malleatio non ainplius suf- 

 ficeret, a-grius se recipiente aqua, molendino sen torcu- 

 lari UM sunius ; nt tandem aqua, iinj)atiens pressura 4 

 ulterioris, per solida ]&amp;gt;lnnil)i (instar roris delicati) ex- 

 stillaret. Postea, quantum spatii per cam compressio- 

 nein imminutum f oret, coniputaviinus : atque tantain 

 cornpressionem passam esse aquam (sed violentia magna 

 subactam) intellexinms. 



At solidiora, sicca, aut nia^is compacta, (jiialia snnt 

 laj)ides et li&amp;lt;, r na, necnon inctalla, inulto adhuc ininorcni 

 compressionem aut cxtensionem, et fere imperceptibi- 

 Icni ferunt; sod vel t ractione, vcl progressione, vcl aliis 

 pertentationibus se libcrant, ut in curvationibus ligni 

 aut inetalli. liorologiis movcntibus per complicationem 

 lamina 1 , inissilibus, malleationibus, et innumeris aliis 

 motibus apparet. Atque lia-c onmia cum mensuris suis 

 in indagatione natura- notanda ct exploranda sunt ; aut 

 in certitudine sua, aut per a-stiinativas, ant per compa- 

 rativas, pnmt dabitur cojiia. 



XLVI. 



Inter pravoqatiras imtcintiarum ponemus loco vicc- 

 sinio sccundo hi*t&amp;lt;uit nis ntrrirtr/i. (juas etiam instantias 

 ad (t&amp;lt;jiiai)t apj)ellare consuevimus ; suni])to vocabulo a 

 clepsydris ajjud antitjuos, in (jiias infundebatur aqua 



01 Thqpe Instances correspond to been proved solid truths. Hut 



the last ; with respect to time, how- this chapter, in its illustration of the 



ever, and not to space. The Cal- transmission of light from the Stars, 



culus is a good illustration of and the way in which his &quot; duhita- 



parts of both the chapters. Many tio plane monstrosa&quot; was exploded, 



of Bacon s suggestions and guesses shew us how the ignorance of his 



have been verified : and what he day dragged him downwards, 

 himself counted as dreams, have 



