( ) 
5. Propfe'c5llerareil6(os venisnon patentibus per (ihit^ 
torn qiiafi colatirra trajcfftas colkgi aquas hujus fiiacuH^ 
riginE n ncjlq 
6. Phylficasob caufas imfiiinentetempeftateficciore, atf*' 
geri vel afefeendere polfe ea^ aquas, pluviof^ iterum 
decidere, qiri' [5roKxius deducefe alteriuserit rem- 
Sapient! intercci fat diaum ratusj hifce accurate perpen- 
fis noil fetSn pFoflaj^ te;^Utianda confido, quse rationi non 
extemplo patefcunt-V' '^*^^^' ' ^ v S 
Pauca hic d'e Fe/?e>*(7 ahim referre, ut non minilis 
qmd Vcri de eodem tradiiurit^ftlbrtt elucefcat^quam fide te- 
mefliodigiinm nbn^^^^^^ primus non per- 
cipft mtmtils. Multa fic petitikii> ifndagarl deberent^ qu^ 
ab Olao Magno defcripta ad- fabi51arurti feriem vulgo rc* 
diguntur, qU.'e yeritati taraen confbna hyperbolice nott» 
riUnquam ab eodem proferuntitr. 
IV. Experiments onf he ^P^ition of bodies in Common 
I Jin^ 'm Vacuo and in Jtr Condens d^ made at a meeting 
ofthe ^jal Sociely at Greniam College. !By Mr 
Francis Haiiksbee, 
Fl Aving provided a tall Glafs Pvecipient,* ^Whofe 
J upp^r part 1 had a contrivance to lodg6 1} Mafrbles, 
and from thence fucceflively could drop them on a Plane 
atpleafure^ by which means, opportunity was givfen to 
make the more deliberate obfervations. Bat before I-pro- 
ceed to relate the Exp^rimentMhemfelves, I think it will 
be neceffary firft to take notice, that thediftance of the 
defcent of each Marbld ob the Plane wasabouri inctes. 
The weight of two Marbles 59 Grsitis, the other two 63 
Grains 5 
