&longs;uppo&longs;ed equal to the Section A, in magnitude; but of velocity <lb/> equal to the Section B, and let it be G, and as the Section A is <lb/> <figure id="id.040.01.607.1.jpg" xlink:href="040/01/607/1.jpg"/><lb/> to the Section B, &longs;o let the line F be to the line D; and as the <lb/> velocity A, is to the velocity by B, &longs;o let the line D be to the <lb/> line R: Therefore the Water which pa&longs;&longs;eth thorow A, &longs;hall be <lb/> to that which pa&longs;&longs;eth through G (in regard the Sections A and <lb/> G are of equal bigne&longs;s, but of unequal velocity) as the velocity <lb/> through A, to the velocity through G; But as the velocity <lb/> through A, is to the velocity through G, &longs;o is the velocity through <lb/> A, to the velocity through B; namely, as the line D, to the <lb/> line R: therefore the quantity of the Water which pa&longs;&longs;e the <lb/> through A, &longs;hall be to the quantity which pa&longs;&longs;eth through G, as <lb/> the line D is to the line R; but the quantity which pa&longs;&longs;eth <lb/> through G, is to that which pa&longs;&longs;eth through B, (in regard the <lb/> Sections G, and B, are equally &longs;wift) as the Section G to the Se­<lb/> ction B; that is, as the Section A, to the Section B; that is, as <lb/> the line F, to the line D: Therefore by the equal and perturbed <lb/> proportionality, the quantity of the Water which pa&longs;&longs;eth through <lb/> A, hath the &longs;ame proportion to that which pa&longs;&longs;eth through B, <lb/> that the line F hath to the line R; but F to R, hath a proportion <lb/> compounded of the proportions of F to D, and of D to R; that <lb/> is, of the Section A to the Section B; and of the velocity through <lb/> A, to the velocity through B. </s>
<s>Therefore al&longs;o the quantity of <lb/> Water which pa&longs;&longs;eth through the Section A, &longs;hall have a propor­<lb/> tion to that which pa&longs;&longs;eth through the Section B, compounded of <lb/> the proportions of the Section A, to the Section B; and of <lb/> the velocity through A, to the velocity through B: And <lb/> therefore in two Sections of Rivers, the quantity of Water which <lb/> pa&longs;&longs;eth by the fir&longs;t, <emph type="italics"/>&c.<emph.end type="italics"/> which was to be demon&longs;trated.</s></p>
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<s>The &longs;ame followeth, though the quantity of the Water which <lb/> pa&longs;&longs;eth through the Section A, be equal to the quantity of <lb/> Water which pa&longs;&longs;eth through the Section B, as is manife&longs;t by the <lb/> &longs;ame demon&longs;tration.</s></p>