f 2 G' D. Chrifl. Henr. Emdetii 



mukus. Quod aucem cale profunde in cerris lacens incen- 

 diura^, prsecer Ignivomos montes & Lacus- Btiuminofo$fu~ 

 tnantes , hinc inde in globo cerr-aqueo ftc difperfum,- nihil 

 videcur efle concrarium , imoper. jam accufacurcv Petrolei 

 & Naphthmin locis medicerraneis moncofisprovencum;aIia- 

 que innumera fere phsmomena (quorum fufiorem recenfio- 

 nem praefencis cxercicacionis angufti limices non admiccunc) 

 cvidenccr facis pacer y in fuperfluum perrcrra mocus^abuno 

 lbco ad alcerum^ ex maxime diflkis eciam mundi: parcibus* 

 propagacos , poflec probari., Neque cnim novum cft, poft: 

 magna Montium Ignivomorumincendia*j&&urtos terramo- 

 tus tx SiciliaSc lialiain Germaniam&ittctranslacQsificutl 

 jnemini, mea ascace DrescU cciam in Saxonia noftra ,. anno 

 cbbcxc^ cjusmodi crcmorem fuifle obfervacum, quemin: 

 aliis eciam Germaniac provinciis., Suevia c. g. fcnfibiles facif; 

 edidifle concuftlones , Excellentiff.nqfter Lentilius\ fingu* 

 lari cra£lacu,,in Append. Dec.Ilf, Ann.I Ephem>NaLCur** 

 Germi nremoriae mandkvic> 



Hoc igicur fubterraneum Bituminoft materia ihcen^ 

 dium, veramomnium Thermarum ($ primam confiitue-* 

 reoriginem, ica video,quafi oculis meis ccrnericm. Qua rt- 

 tione aucem Aqua hinc emergens Thermalis, primo quidcm^ 

 &quali femper. gaudens ac vigens calora, ad cancam per cot 

 ambages poflic pertingcrc alcicudinem , uc in fuperficic ccrra. 

 fervidijftma expellacur: tefecundo l$co, quomodo ,. daco. 

 eciam hoc, tam clara, tamque pura, fme omni fa?tvre r uti 

 in his noftris praDfercim fic Thermis Teplicenflbw, fifterefe: 

 queac in foncibus illis calidis, difficillimum vidccur eflepro- 

 bacu; Velim aucem ■> ad prius quod accinec ,. probeconfi- 

 derecur , pofle hanc ex cavernisprojilientemprofundioribus 

 fpr*ventem ac bullientem aquam , per ejusmodi lapidofas 

 concameraciQacs undique a fubterraneo imendio calentes 



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