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it and the furface, would be unable to babincc the 
repuHion of the fluid on the other fide. Whenec, x 
think, we may conclude, that the denfity ot tiie 
fluid will increafe gradually from the center to the 
furface, where the particles will be preflTed clofe to- 
gether : whether the matter exadtly at the center 
will be overcharged, or only faturated, I cannot 
tell. 
Corollary. 
For the fame reafon, if the globe be under- 
charged, I think we may conclude, that the denfity 
of the fluid will diminifh gradually from the center 
to the furface, where the matter will be' entirely de- 
prived of fluid. 
Case 2. Let the repulfion be inverfely as fome 
power of the diftance lefs than the fquare 3 and let 
the globe be overcharged. 
There will be a fpace B b, in which the particles 
of the fluid will be everywhere preifed clofe toge- 
ther ; and the quantity of redundant fluid in that 
fpace will be greater than the quantity of redundant 
fluid in the whole globe B D E ; fo that the fpace 
C b, taken all together, will be undercharged : but 
I cannot tell in what manner the fluid will be difpofed 
in that fpace. 
For it is certain, that the denfity of the fluid will 
be everywhere the fame, at the fame diftance from 
the center. Therefore, let b be any point where 
the fluid is not preifed clofe together, then will a 
particle at b be impelled towards the furface, by the 
redundant 
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