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(1946)

5. Prope colles arenosos venis non patentibus per sabulum quasi colaturâ trajectas collegi aquas hujus scaturiginis.

6. Physicas ob causas imminente tempestate sicciore, augeri vel abscendere posse eas aquas, pluviosâ iterum decidere, quæ prolixius deducere alterius erit temporis & instituti

Sapienti interea sat dictum ratus, hisce accuratè perpensis non statim profictis reputanda confido, quæ rationi non extemplo patescunt.

Pauca hæc de Vettero animus fuit referre, ut non minùs quid veri de eodem traditum fuerit elucescat, quam fide temerè indignum non censeatur, quidquid primus non percipit intuitus. Multa sic penitius indagari deberent, quæ ab Olao Magno descripta ad fabularum seriem vulgò rediguntur, quæ veritati tamen consona hyperbolice nonnunquam ab eodem proferuntur.

IV. Experiments on the Resilition of Bodies in Common Air, in Vacuo and in Air Condens'd, made at a meeting of the Royal Society at Gresham College. By Mr Francis Hauksbee.

Having provided a tall Glass Recipient, in whose upper part I had a contrivance to lodge 4 Marbles, and from thence successively could drop them on a Plane at pleasure; by which means, opportunity was given to make the more deliberate observations. But before I proceed to relate the Experiments themselves, I think it will be necessary first to take notice, that the distance of the descent of each Marble to the Plane was about 13⁠1/2⁠ inches. The weight of two Marbles 59 Grains, the other twoGrains;