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382. It is true, that bodies which float in the wa- 

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 towards a fhelving beach, having acquired a cer- 

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 than the diftance they would have floated to, if 

 they had been fimpiy fuftained by the water. 

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 out towards the fea. They are, therefore, left 

 behind ; and this produces an appearance of a 

 force impelling floating bodies towards the land, 

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