ON -THE EQUINOXES, S9Q. 



Anally felf* fupport mud be aflumed, why not affume it in the nrft 

 inftance? why not recognife it in this multiform earth? 



( As heat is in the fun and fire, coldnefs in the moon, fluidity in 

 water, hardnefs. in iron ; fo mobility is in air, and immobility in tha 

 earth,, by nature. How wonderful are the implanted faculties I 



* The earth poffeffing an attractive force ;* draws towards itfelf any 

 heavy fubftance fituated in the furrounding atmofphere, and that fub- 

 ftance appears as if it fell. But whether can the orth fall in etherial 

 fpace which is equal and alike on every fide? 



* Observing the revolution of the ftars, the Baudd'hasf acknow- 

 ledge, that the earth has no fupport, but as nothing heavy u feen to re- 

 main in the atmofphere,, they thence conclude, that it falls in etherial 

 fpace. 



' Whence doft thou deduce, 0'Baudd*ha, this idle notion, that, be- 

 caufe any heavy fubftance thrown into the air falls to the earth, there* 

 fore the earth itfelf defcends.J' 



He adds this further explanation in his notes: ? For, if the earth were 

 failling, an arrow (hot into the air would not return to it when the 

 projectile force was expended, fince both would defcend. — Nor can 

 it be faid, that it moves flower, and is overtaken by the arrow ; for 

 heavieft bodies fall quickeft, and the earth is heaviehV 



* Like the attraction of ilic t^rtviaunc c./. ;.«.,. Mu,a-1; nr. Pui'ipha. 



+ Meaning tie "Jaincs ; as appears from the uthor's owa annotation on this pafl'ge, 



% Slrimani Goldd'fcjaja, c. I. v» 2. 4. 7. ami 9. 



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