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IV. d Letter from Vr Peter Silvcftre, E S. tQ 
the Publifher ^concerning the State of Learnings 
and f^veral particulars obferveJ by him lately 
in Italy. 
Since you defire to be more particularly infornied 
of the Virtnoji I have feen in Italy y and of the 
ftate of Learning there, chiefly as to Naturd Philofo- 
p^j 3.nd Phj/fcJ{^ I fend you this, that you may take 
as a Supplement to my former Letter, 
When I came to Padm^ I enquired for the moft 
Eminent men of that Univerfity. But it happened to 
be in vacation time, when moft people were out of 
Town. I was told that Signior Pompeio Sacchi was 
in Morea with the Provedi tor General of that Country. 
I met at Vemce Signior Spoleti^ I had feen in England. 
He was jaft going to Condantinople with the Cavalier 
, Soranzo, who was fent thither Ambaffadour from the 
Republick. I could have wiflied to have feen at Padua, 
Signior Gmlielmini^ who has been lately calfd up from 
Bofjonia. He* is efteem'd an excellent Mathematician^ 
Befides his two Books de aqnarHm fiiientium Mchfura^ 
and his EpiJioU Hjdroflatic£^ he has publifh'd a Trea- 
tife that I fend you, Delia Natura de ifinmi m . 
. I writ to you I had feen at Bomnia Signior SbaraglL 
There is a Second Letter of his de Recejztiorum Medi- 
contm Studio^ and de Geiieratione Fivipera Scepfis^ d^c\ 
both printed at Vknna- , . 
He is certainly a man of Wit and Learning ^ but I 
found at Kome and in other places moft Phyiicians an- 
gry with him, for havitig abus*d the delervedly fa- 
mous MalpighL I rook notice in the Univerfity of 
this hifcription made in commendation of the laft. It 
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