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<s><emph type="center"/><emph type="roman"/>DISCORSO <lb/>DI M. ANTONIO BERGA <lb/>LETTORE FILOSOFO <lb/>nella vniuer&longs;ità di Turino,<emph.end type="roman"/><emph.end type="center"/><emph type="center"/>DELLA GRANDEZZA <lb/><emph type="roman"/>dell'ACQVA & della TERRA.<emph.end type="roman"/><emph.end type="center"/></s>

<s><emph type="center"/>Contra Lopinione dil S. Ale&longs;&longs;ondro Pualamini.<emph.end type="center"/></s><figure id="id.008.01.001.1.jpg" xlink:href="008/01/001/1.jpg"/>

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<s>con che &longs;e<lb/>guirebbe, che il centro della grauezza non fo&longs;&longs;e <lb/>nel vniuer&longs;o di&longs;tinto dal centro della <expan abbr="grãdezza">grandezza</expan>, <lb/>il che &longs;idimo&longs;tra e&longs;&longs;ere fal&longs;o. </s>

<s>dalle loro de finitio<lb/>ni, poiche il centro della grandezza, &longs;i stimi e&longs;<lb/>&longs;ere il mezo del firmamento, &'il <expan abbr="c&etilde;tro">centro</expan> della gra<lb/>uezza piu to&longs;to il punto, che &longs;i troua nel mezzo <lb/>della linea, che diuide il corpo graue in due par<lb/>ti ugualmente graui, &longs;i come i piu &longs;aputi filo&longs;ofi <lb/>nel libro &longs;econdo dil Cielo in&longs;egnano, percbe ap<lb/>pre&longs;&longs;o diloro, altro non &longs;ia il centro della grandez <lb/>za, che il centro <expan abbr="cõmune">commune</expan>, ugualmenti di&longs;tante dal <lb/>la circonferenz a &longs;econdo tutte le &longs;ue parti, & il <lb/>centro dellagraue&zgrave;&zgrave; a non altro, che il mezzo, al <lb/>quale di&longs;cendano tutti li corpi graui, come al pro<lb/>prio fine, il quale &longs;empre pende & inchina a per<lb/>pendicolo, uer&longs;o il centro della <expan abbr="grãdezza">grandezza</expan>, inqual <lb/>&longs;iuogliamodo, che resti &longs;o&longs;pe&longs;o il corpo graue; il che <lb/>la raggion' richiede, accio non &longs;iamo a&longs;tretti fin-<pb xlink:href="008/01/014.jpg" pagenum="14"/>gere un nouo corpo, ilquale &longs;ostenga la terra, che <lb/>nel centro del uniuer&longs;o ripo&longs;a: il che ancora molti <lb/>geogra&longs;i confe&longs;&longs;ano apertamente, negando il cen<lb/>tro dil mondo e&longs;&longs;ere il centro della terra, accioche <lb/>non &longs;egua &longs;econdo il &longs;ito de i poli & ordine de gli <lb/>elementi mutatione alcuna; &longs;i che i corpi graui <lb/>uolino al in sù, & i leggieri di&longs;cendano al ingiù. <lb/></s>

<s>dalle loro de finitio<lb/>ni, poiche il centro della grandezza, &longs;i stimi e&longs;<lb/>&longs;ere il mezo del firmamento, &'il <expan abbr="c&etilde;tro">centro</expan> della gra<lb/>uezza piu to&longs;to il punto, che &longs;i troua nel mezzo <lb/>della linea, che diuide il corpo graue in due par<lb/>ti ugualmente graui, &longs;i come i piu &longs;aputi filo&longs;ofi <lb/>nel libro &longs;econdo dil Cielo in&longs;egnano, perche ap<lb/>pre&longs;&longs;o diloro, altro non &longs;ia il centro della grandez<lb/>za, che il centro <expan abbr="cõmune">commune</expan>, ugualmenti di&longs;tante dal <lb/>la circonferenza &longs;econdo tutte le &longs;ue parti, & il <lb/>centro della graue&zgrave;&zgrave; a non altro, che il mezzo, al <lb/>quale di&longs;cendano tutti li corpi graui, come al pro<lb/>prio fine, il quale &longs;empre pende & inchina a per<lb/>pendicolo, uer&longs;o il centro della <expan abbr="grãdezza">grandezza</expan>, inqual <lb/>&longs;iuogliamodo, che resti &longs;o&longs;pe&longs;o il corpo graue; il che <lb/>la raggion' richiede, accio non &longs;iamo a&longs;tretti fin-<pb xlink:href="008/01/014.jpg" pagenum="14"/>gere un nouo corpo, ilquale &longs;ostenga la terra, che <lb/>nel centro del uniuer&longs;o ripo&longs;a: il che ancora molti <lb/>geografi confe&longs;&longs;ano apertamente, negando il cen<lb/>tro dil mondo e&longs;&longs;ere il centro della terra, accioche <lb/>non &longs;egua &longs;econdo il &longs;ito de i poli & ordine de gli <lb/>elementi mutatione alcuna; &longs;i che i corpi graui <lb/>uolino al in sù, & i leggieri di&longs;cendano al ingiù. <lb/></s>

<s>il che &longs;e &longs;ia uero, non puo e&longs;&longs;ere &longs;econdo l'uno & <lb/>l'altro centro l'acqua <expan abbr="cõcentrtca">concentrtca</expan> con la terra, & <lb/>per con&longs;eguente &longs;arà poßibile, che &longs;ia della terra <lb/>maggiore, &longs;e bene &longs;i conceda, che re&longs;ti concentri<lb/>ca &longs;econdo <gap/> centro della grauezza commune: <lb/>il che piu a propo&longs;ito &longs;arà da noi nel progre&longs;&longs;o di<lb/>chiarato. </s>

<s>il che &longs;e &longs;ia uero, non puo e&longs;&longs;ere &longs;econdo l'uno & <lb/>l'altro centro l'acqua <expan abbr="cõcentrtca">concentrica</expan> con la terra, & <lb/>per con&longs;eguente &longs;arà poßibile, che &longs;ia della terra <lb/>maggiore, &longs;e bene &longs;i conceda, che re&longs;ti concentri<lb/>ca &longs;econdo il centro della grauezza commune: <lb/>il che piu a propo&longs;ito &longs;arà da noi nel progre&longs;&longs;o di<lb/>chiarato. </s>

<s>La terza ragione uien pre&longs;a dal ordine del<lb/>l'uniuer&longs;o, poiche gli elementi piu nobili habbia<lb/>no ottenuto luogo &longs;uperiore, & per con&longs;eguenza <lb/>maggiore, il che &longs;e &longs;ia uero, poiche il fuoco è del<lb/>l'aria maggiore, & l'aria dell'acqua, nell'ordine <lb/>della nobiltà; nece&longs;&longs;ario è, che l'acqua&longs;ia maggio<lb/>re della terra. </s>

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<s>La quarta ragione &longs;egue l'opinione d'alcuni fi<lb/>lo&longs;ofi, i quali credano che gli animali aquatici <lb/>&longs;iano non &longs;olamente maggiori ma in piu numero <lb/>de gli terre &longs;tri, il che &longs;arà argomento che l'acqua <lb/>&longs;ia della terra maggiore. </s>

<s>La quinta uien tolta dalla i&longs;perienza, concio<lb/>&longs;ia co&longs;a che nauig ando il Mare uer&longs;o alcuna par<lb/>te molto lontana dal porto, di doue &longs;iè &longs;ciolto nel <lb/>arriuare, &longs;e nella &longs;piaggia &longs;arà qualch'edificio <lb/>eminente, prima &longs;arà la &longs;ommita di cotal' edi<lb/>ficio da nuoi ueduta, che la piu ba&longs;&longs;a parte di <lb/>quello: doue che per il contrario &longs;e la terra fo&longs;&longs;e <lb/>piu eleuata che l'acqua, è ugualmente la parte <lb/>inferiore del edificio o torre, &longs;i mostrarebbe pri<lb/>ma, concio&longs;ia co&longs;a che in tal ca&longs;o producendo&longs;i <lb/>un triangolo con due linee, che u&longs;cire ci imagi<lb/>naßimo dal occhio nostro, & alla &longs;omma & all <lb/>infima parte di quella torre, come in ba&longs;e di det<lb/>to triangolo arriua&longs;&longs;ero; e&longs;&longs;endo l'angolo da ba&longs;&longs;o <lb/>o retto, o maggiore di retto, è con&longs;eguentemente <lb/>maggiore la linea ch'alla cima arriua, che quella <lb/>non è, ch'alla piu ba&longs;&longs;a parte uiene, &longs;aria di me <lb/>&longs;<gap/>ieri che douendo&longs;i prima uedere quell'oggetto, <pb xlink:href="008/01/023.jpg" pagenum="23"/>ch'è piu uicino prima, parimente la ba&longs;e dellator<lb/>re che la &longs;ommita &longs;i di&longs;copri&longs;&longs;e a gli occhi no&longs;tri, <lb/>come poi con certa figura dimo&longs;tra. </s>

<s>La quinta uien tolta dalla i&longs;perienza, concio<lb/>&longs;ia co&longs;a che nauig ando il Mare uer&longs;o alcuna par<lb/>te molto lontana dal porto, di doue &longs;iè &longs;ciolto nel <lb/>arriuare, &longs;e nella &longs;piaggia &longs;arà qualch'edificio <lb/>eminente, prima &longs;arà la &longs;ommita di cotal' edi<lb/>ficio da nuoi ueduta, che la piu ba&longs;&longs;a parte di <lb/>quello: doue che per il contrario &longs;e la terra fo&longs;&longs;e <lb/>piu eleuata che l'acqua, è ugualmente la parte <lb/>inferiore del edificio o torre, &longs;i mostrarebbe pri<lb/>ma, concio&longs;ia co&longs;a che in tal ca&longs;o producendo&longs;i <lb/>un triangolo con due linee, che u&longs;cire ci imagi<lb/>naßimo dal occhio nostro, & alla &longs;omma & all <lb/>infima parte di quella torre, come in ba&longs;e di det<lb/>to triangolo arriua&longs;&longs;ero; e&longs;&longs;endo l'angolo da ba&longs;&longs;o <lb/>o retto, o maggiore di retto, è con&longs;eguentemente <lb/>maggiore la linea ch'alla cima arriua, che quella <lb/>non è, ch'alla piu ba&longs;&longs;a parte uiene, &longs;aria di me <lb/>&longs;tieri che douendo&longs;i prima uedere quell'oggetto, <pb xlink:href="008/01/023.jpg" pagenum="23"/>ch'è piu uicino prima, parimente la ba&longs;e dellator<lb/>re che la &longs;ommita &longs;i di&longs;copri&longs;&longs;e a gli occhi no&longs;tri, <lb/>come poi con certa figura dimo&longs;tra. </s>

<s><expan abbr="auen&etilde;do">auenendo</expan> adon <lb/>que il contrario, &longs;egno è, che l'acqua &longs;ij piu alta & <lb/>eminente della terra, à che &longs;egue che &longs;ia maggio<lb/>re d'e&longs;&longs;a terra. </s>

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<s>perche <lb/>non &longs;i puo negare, che nell'e&longs;trema &longs;ua &longs;uperficie <lb/>non &longs;ia piu uguale della terra. </s>

<s>poiche londe piu <lb/>eminente &longs;opra la faccia dil mare, con figura <lb/>sferica inondano & inalzano il corpo dil mare, <lb/>come nel nauigare &longs;i proua, con che argomenta<lb/>remo e&longs;&longs;ere ancora piu eminente della terra, co<lb/>me primieramente dalli ecclißi della Luna ca<lb/>gionati dall'ombra delle acque maritime &longs;i puo <pb xlink:href="008/01/027.jpg" pagenum="27"/>dimo&longs;trare, & dal na&longs;condere à nuoi il Sole, &longs;i che <lb/>paia che &longs;i &longs;ommerga, & atuffi nell'onde nel &longs;u<gap/><lb/>tramontare. </s>

<s>A che aggiongano i nostri peripate<lb/>tici, che una gleba della terra piu &longs;i profondi d<gap/><lb/>una gleba dell'acqua e&longs;&longs;endo la terra oßolutamen<gap/><lb/>te graue, poiche la terra re&longs;ti atta di di&longs;cender<gap/><lb/>al centro dell'uniuer&longs;o, & l'acqua &longs;olamenti a<gap/><lb/>centro della grauezza: per il che natur almen<lb/>te re&longs;ta più eminente l'acqua della terra. </s>

<s>A che aggiongano i nostri peripate<lb/>tici, che una gleba della terra piu &longs;i profondi di<lb/>una gleba dell'acqua e&longs;&longs;endo la terra oßolutamen<lb/>te graue, poiche la terra re&longs;ti atta di di&longs;cendere<lb/>al centro dell'uniuer&longs;o, & l'acqua &longs;olamenti al<lb/>centro della grauezza: per il che natur almen<lb/>te re&longs;ta più eminente l'acqua della terra. </s>

<s>Et &longs;e <lb/>cio non fo&longs;&longs;e, non &longs;i mouerebbe l'acqua alla con<lb/>caua parte dell'aria, ne &longs;arebbe dal fuoco tirata<gap/><lb/>non tir ando&longs;i la terra. </s>

<s>Et &longs;e <lb/>cio non fo&longs;&longs;e, non &longs;i mouerebbe l'acqua alla con<lb/>caua parte dell'aria, ne &longs;arebbe dal fuoco tirata<lb/>non tir ando&longs;i la terra. </s>

<s>il che ancora con questa<gap/><lb/>ragione &longs;i puo mostrare, concio&longs;ia co&longs;a che &longs;e piu<gap/><lb/>alta fo&longs;&longs;e la terra dell'acqua, nece&longs;&longs;ario &longs;arebb<gap/><lb/>che vno elemento natur almenti fo&longs;&longs;e luoco nat<gap/><lb/>rale & proprio de due elementi, il che &longs;i troua e&longs;<lb/>&longs;ere impoßibile, poiche natur almenti &longs;ia &longs;olame<gap/><lb/>ti luoco di l'uno & violentemente dell'altro: &longs;e <lb/>adonque &longs;ia uenuto, che resti un globo compost<gap/><lb/>dell'acqua & della terra, non è pero da &longs;timare<gap/><lb/>che tutte le parti dell'acque restino manco emi<lb/>nenti di e&longs;&longs;a terra, poiche &longs;ia &longs;tato nece&longs;&longs;ario acci<gap/><lb/>il calore de l'aere & dil fuoco &longs;i contempera&longs;&longs;e co<gap/><lb/>&longs;reddo ecceßiuo de l'acqua che l'acqua fo&longs;&longs;e con<lb/>tigua all'aria. </s>

<s>il che ancora con questa<lb/>ragione &longs;i puo mostrare, concio&longs;ia co&longs;a che &longs;e piu<lb/>alta fo&longs;&longs;e la terra dell'acqua, nece&longs;&longs;ario &longs;arebbe<lb/>che vno elemento natur almenti fo&longs;&longs;e luoco natu<lb/>rale & proprio de due elementi, il che &longs;i troua e&longs;<lb/>&longs;ere impoßibile, poiche natur almenti &longs;ia &longs;olamen<lb/>ti luoco di l'uno & violentemente dell'altro: &longs;e <lb/>adonque &longs;ia uenuto, che resti un globo composto<lb/>dell'acqua & della terra, non è pero da &longs;timare,<lb/>che tutte le parti dell'acque restino manco emi<lb/>nenti di e&longs;&longs;a terra, poiche &longs;ia &longs;tato nece&longs;&longs;ario accio<lb/>il calore de l'aere & dil fuoco &longs;i contempera&longs;&longs;e col<lb/>&longs;reddo ecceßiuo de l'acqua che l'acqua fo&longs;&longs;e con<lb/>tigua all'aria. </s>

<s>onde che dil Mare non &longs;i conce-<pb xlink:href="008/01/028.jpg" pagenum="28"/>da, e&longs;&longs;endo che stando noi &longs;opra un monte mol<lb/>to lontano dal mare, benche &longs;iano altri mon<lb/>ti dimezzo, &longs;i uegga pero ilmare & non la ter<lb/>ra piana. </s>

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<s>onde che &longs;e re&longs;ta&longs;&longs;ero tutte l'acque uni<lb/>te & congregate in&longs;ieme, &longs;arebbono di gran longa <lb/>&longs;econdo la &longs;uperficie loro maggiori della &longs;uperficie <lb/>della terra. </s>

<s>Quanto al &longs;econdo della profondità delli mari, <lb/>&longs;e bene &longs;e li conceda delli mediteranei, non &longs;e gli <lb/>concede però de molti mari &longs;ettentrionali, poiche <lb/>Holao magno nelle hi&longs;torie gotiche al capo decimo <lb/>dil &longs;econdo libro affermi, nella Norueggia ritro<lb/>uar&longs;i mari & laghi di tanta profondità, che &longs;iano <lb/>in&longs;candagliabili, poiche hauendo fatto proua di <lb/>mi&longs;ur arli con tanta coppia de funi, che caric<gap/><lb/>uano una grandißima naue, gia mai fu poßibile <lb/>ritrouare il fondo loro. </s>

<s>Quanto al &longs;econdo della profondità delli mari, <lb/>&longs;e bene &longs;e li conceda delli mediteranei, non &longs;e gli <lb/>concede però de molti mari &longs;ettentrionali, poiche <lb/>Holao magno nelle hi&longs;torie gotiche al capo decimo <lb/>dil &longs;econdo libro affermi, nella Norueggia ritro<lb/>uar&longs;i mari & laghi di tanta profondità, che &longs;iano <lb/>in&longs;candagliabili, poiche hauendo fatto proua di <lb/>mi&longs;ur arli con tanta coppia de funi, che carica<lb/>uano una grandißima naue, gia mai fu poßibile <lb/>ritrouare il fondo loro. </s>

<s>Il che ancora in alc<gap/>ne ca<lb/>riddi de no&longs;tri mari &longs;i ritroua, come che delli abißi <lb/>dell'acque contenuti nella maggior profondità del <lb/>la terra &longs;i ha da credere. </s>

<s>Il che ancora in alcune ca<lb/>riddi de no&longs;tri mari &longs;i ritroua, come che delli abißi <lb/>dell'acque contenuti nella maggior profondità del <lb/>la terra &longs;i ha da credere. </s>

<s>con che il terzo &longs;uppo<lb/>&longs;ito nel quale &longs;iaggiong ano i laghi, le paludi, fiu<lb/>mi & fontire&longs;ta di poco <expan abbr="mom&etilde;to">momento</expan>, poiche ol<gap/>re tut<lb/>te que&longs;t'acque apparenti nella e&longs;trema &longs;uper&longs;icie <pb xlink:href="008/01/030.jpg" pagenum="30"/>della terra molte ne &longs;iano in copia maggiore nelle <lb/>cauerne & uoragini d'e&longs;&longs;a terra contenute &longs;ino <lb/>nel centro d'e&longs;&longs;a terra come il Cardano raconta. <lb/></s>

<s>con che il terzo &longs;uppo<lb/>&longs;ito nel quale &longs;iaggiong ano i laghi, le paludi, fiu<lb/>mi & fontire&longs;ta di poco <expan abbr="mom&etilde;to">momento</expan>, poiche oltre tut<lb/>te que&longs;t'acque apparenti nella e&longs;trema &longs;uper&longs;icie <pb xlink:href="008/01/030.jpg" pagenum="30"/>della terra molte ne &longs;iano in copia maggiore nelle <lb/>cauerne & uoragini d'e&longs;&longs;a terra contenute &longs;ino <lb/>nel centro d'e&longs;&longs;a terra come il Cardano raconta. <lb/></s>

<s>talmente che nell'inferno &longs;itrouano acque per nu <lb/>ture il fuoco materiale che iui &longs;i troua d'i loro ua <lb/>pori. </s>

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<s>Et &longs;e pa&longs;&longs;aremo alquinto &longs;uo &longs;uppo&longs;ito, ritro<lb/>uaremo e&longs;&longs;ere di poco ualore, poiche non compren <lb/>da che l'acque de i mari &longs;in'ora cono&longs;ciuti & na<lb/>uigati. </s>

<s>oltrei quali puo e&longs;&longs;ere &longs;e bene &longs;i &longs;ia &longs;co<lb/>perta qualche terra, che &longs;i <expan abbr="ritrouarãno">ritrouaranno</expan> altri ma <lb/>ri depp<gap/> quella terra & maßime &longs;oito i circoli ar <lb/>tico & antartico doue &longs;ono li mari profondißimi <lb/>& gelaticon infinita coppia d'acqua. </s>

<s>oltrei quali puo e&longs;&longs;ere &longs;e bene &longs;i &longs;ia &longs;co<lb/>perta qualche terra, che &longs;i <expan abbr="ritrouarãno">ritrouaranno</expan> altri ma <lb/>ri deppo quella terra & maßime &longs;oito i circoli ar<lb/>tico & antartico doue &longs;ono li mari profondißimi <lb/>& gelaticon infinita coppia d'acqua. </s>

<s>Restando adonque incerti que&longs;ti &longs;uoi &longs;uppo&longs;i<lb/>ti, non ci debbe &longs;opra di loro fare fondamento. <pb xlink:href="008/01/031.jpg" pagenum="31"/>&longs;i che &longs;arà i&longs;pediente, che paßiamo alle ri&longs;po&longs;te <lb/>portate alle'ragioni & auttorità, co<gap/> lequali &longs;i di <lb/>fendeua la &longs;entenza di Ari&longs;totile. </s>

<s>Restando adonque incerti que&longs;ti &longs;uoi &longs;uppo&longs;i<lb/>ti, non ci debbe &longs;opra di loro fare fondamento. <pb xlink:href="008/01/031.jpg" pagenum="31"/>&longs;i che &longs;arà i&longs;pediente, che paßiamo alle ri&longs;po&longs;te <lb/>portate alle'ragioni & auttorità, con lequali &longs;i di <lb/>fendeua la &longs;entenza di Ari&longs;totile. </s>

<s>Ri&longs;pondendo adonque nel capo nono dil &longs;uo <lb/>trattato alla prima ragione pre&longs;a dall'auttorità <lb/>di Tolomeo, negache la sfera dell'aere compren<lb/>da tanto &longs;pacio, il che non pùo con uerità nega<lb/>re, poiche tre &longs;iano le sfere o &longs;ia regioni dell'aria, <lb/>delle quali incon&longs;ider atamente nega la terza, <lb/>nella quale le impreßioni ignee &longs;ogliano produr&longs;i. <lb/></s>

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<s>Et perche nel capo undecimo ri&longs;ponde alle auto<lb/>rita di Strabone & d'altri delle quali <expan abbr="nõ">non</expan> intendia <lb/>mo &longs;eruir&longs;i, &longs;arà bene che paßiamo alle ri&longs;po&longs;te del <pb xlink:href="008/01/036.jpg" pagenum="36"/>l'vltima ragione con le &longs;opradette allegata. </s>

<s>Alla <lb/>ragione adonque nella quale &longs;i diceua e&longs;&longs;er opi<lb/>nione famo&longs;a della maggioranza dell'acqua, ri<lb/>&longs;ponde anci e&longs;&longs;ere famo&longs;a, che la terra &longs;ia mag<lb/>giore dell'acqua, il che gli concederei<gap/> uolun<lb/>tieri, &longs;e fo&longs;&longs;e piu antica & da piu &longs;aputi huo<lb/>miniriceuuta, il che non può eßere, e&longs;&longs;endo <gap/>o<lb/>ua & non ancora da tutti approuata, con che <lb/>la fine dil pre&longs;ente di&longs;cor&longs;o richiede, che con <lb/>maggior breuità & diligenza che &longs;ara poßibile. <lb/></s>

<s>Alla <lb/>ragione adonque nella quale &longs;i diceua e&longs;&longs;er opi<lb/>nione famo&longs;a della maggioranza dell'acqua, ri<lb/>&longs;ponde anci e&longs;&longs;ere famo&longs;a, che la terra &longs;ia mag<lb/>giore dell'acqua, il che gli concederei<gap/> uolun<lb/>tieri, &longs;e fo&longs;&longs;e piu antica & da piu &longs;aputi huo<lb/>miniriceuuta, il che non può eßere, e&longs;&longs;endo nuo<lb/>ua & non ancora da tutti approuata, con che <lb/>la fine dil pre&longs;ente di&longs;cor&longs;o richiede, che con <lb/>maggior breuità & diligenza che &longs;ara poßibile. <lb/></s>

<s>&longs;i ri&longs;pond<gap/> alle ragioni adotte in fauore della <lb/>&longs;ua opinione, delle quali la prima era fondata <lb/>nella maggiore profondità della terra. </s>

<s>laquale à <lb/>mio giudicio non conchiude, &longs;e &longs;ia uero che del<lb/>l'acqua & della terra &longs;ia composto un globo con<lb/>centrico, &longs;econdo il centro della grauezza & del <lb/>la <expan abbr="grãdezza">grandezza</expan>, il quale altro non &longs;ia come lui uuo<lb/>le, che il centro dell'uniuer&longs;o, con che e&longs;&longs;endo l'ac<lb/>qua in ogni sfera me&longs;colata con la terra, mi&longs;ur an <lb/>do questo globo concentrico. </s>

<s>nece&longs;&longs;ario &longs;ia che que <lb/>&longs;<gap/>a mi&longs;ura &longs;econdo la profondità non &longs;olamenti &longs;ia <lb/>della terra, ma etiamdio dell'acqua, Et &longs;e pote&longs;<lb/>&longs;ero unir&longs;i tutte in&longs;icme l'acque & congelando&longs;i <lb/>formar un globo &longs;eparato; re&longs;tarebbe &longs;enza dub<lb/>bio maggiore <gap/> globo dell'acqua & piu uguale & <pb xlink:href="008/01/037.jpg" pagenum="37"/>continuo di quello della terra, &longs;econdo tutte le <lb/>&longs;ue parti: à che &longs;iaggionge, eßere questa mi&longs;ura <lb/>imaginaria, non e&longs;&longs;endo ancora mi&longs;urata la pro<lb/>portione della terra &longs;econdo la quantita che tiene <lb/>col Cielo & gli altri elementi. </s>

<s>nece&longs;&longs;ario &longs;ia che que <lb/>&longs;ta mi&longs;ura &longs;econdo la profondità non &longs;olamenti &longs;ia <lb/>della terra, ma etiamdio dell'acqua, Et &longs;e pote&longs;<lb/>&longs;ero unir&longs;i tutte in&longs;icme l'acque & congelando&longs;i <lb/>formar un globo &longs;eparato; re&longs;tarebbe &longs;enza dub<lb/>bio maggiore <gap/> globo dell'acqua & piu uguale & <pb xlink:href="008/01/037.jpg" pagenum="37"/>continuo di quello della terra, &longs;econdo tutte le <lb/>&longs;ue parti: à che &longs;iaggionge, eßere questa mi&longs;ura <lb/>imaginaria, non e&longs;&longs;endo ancora mi&longs;urata la pro<lb/>portione della terra &longs;econdo la quantita che tiene <lb/>col Cielo & gli altri elementi. </s>

<s>& &longs;epure &longs;e le con<lb/>cederà, re&longs;tarà commune atutta l'uniner &longs;it à del<lb/>l'acqua, laquale è parte de questo globo, &longs;e &longs;ia con <lb/>centrica &longs;econdo l'uno & l'altro centro, &longs;i come il <lb/>Picolomini afferma: il che non è uero, &longs;e &longs;ia l'altra <lb/>parte dique&longs;to globo di &longs;pecie diuer&longs;a dalla terra, <lb/>onde che hauendo la propria circon&longs;crittione ha<lb/>ur a<gap/>oltre il centro commune della grauezza il <lb/>proprio della &longs;ua grandezza, &longs;i come &longs;i uede nel <lb/>le partidil corpo no&longs;tro, lequali oltre il centro com <lb/>mune di tutto il corpo che Galeno &longs;tma e&longs;&longs;ere l'um <lb/>bilico, hanno <expan abbr="etiãdio">etiandio</expan> il proprio centro della quan <lb/>tità loro, poiche &longs;ianò parti di&longs;tinte &longs;econdo la pro <lb/>pria circon&longs;critiione, da che uien tolta la di&longs;i<gap/>tio <lb/>ne de cia&longs;cuna parte, non eßendo nel corpo no&longs;tro <lb/>altro la parte ò &longs;ia capo ò mano, che qùesla par<lb/>ticella che ha ottenuto certa & di&longs;tinta. </s>

<s>& &longs;epure &longs;e le con<lb/>cederà, re&longs;tarà commune atutta l'uniner &longs;it à del<lb/>l'acqua, laquale è parte de questo globo, &longs;e &longs;ia con <lb/>centrica &longs;econdo l'uno & l'altro centro, &longs;i come il <lb/>Picolomini afferma: il che non è uero, &longs;e &longs;ia l'altra <lb/>parte dique&longs;to globo di &longs;pecie diuer&longs;a dalla terra, <lb/>onde che hauendo la propria circon&longs;crittione ha<lb/>ur a<gap/>oltre il centro commune della grauezza il <lb/>proprio della &longs;ua grandezza, &longs;i come &longs;i uede nel <lb/>le partidil corpo no&longs;tro, lequali oltre il centro com<lb/>mune di tutto il corpo che Galeno &longs;tma e&longs;&longs;ere l'um <lb/>bilico, hanno <expan abbr="etiãdio">etiandio</expan> il proprio centro della quan<lb/>tità loro, poiche &longs;ianò parti di&longs;tinte &longs;econdo la pro<lb/>pria circon&longs;crittione, da che uien tolta la di&longs;i<gap/>tio <lb/>ne de cia&longs;cuna parte, non eßendo nel corpo no&longs;tro <lb/>altro la parte ò &longs;ia capo ò mano, che qùesla par<lb/>ticella che ha ottenuto certa & di&longs;tinta. </s>

<s>circon<lb/>&longs;crittione, come dottamente in&longs;egna Galeno ne i <lb/>&longs;uoi libri del u&longs;o & ufficio delle partidil corpo h<gap/><lb/>mano: il che non cono&longs;cendo il Picolomini &longs;eguen<lb/>do imatbematici baconfi<gap/>&longs;o il centro prop<gap/>o del-<pb xlink:href="008/01/038.jpg" pagenum="38"/>la magnitudine delle parti di &longs;pecie & natura dif <lb/>ferenti col centro commune di tutto il corpo com <lb/>po&longs;to d'e&longs;&longs;e parti. </s>

<s>circon<lb/>&longs;crittione, come dottamente in&longs;egna Galeno ne i <lb/>&longs;uoi libri del u&longs;o & ufficio delle partidil corpo h<gap/><lb/>mano: il che non cono&longs;cendo il Picolomini &longs;eguen<lb/>do i mathematici ha confu&longs;o il centro prop<gap/>o del-<pb xlink:href="008/01/038.jpg" pagenum="38"/>la magnitudine delle parti di &longs;pecie & natura dif<lb/>ferenti col centro commune di tutto il corpo com <lb/>po&longs;to d'e&longs;&longs;e parti. </s>

<s>& co&longs;i auenne à coloro che nel <lb/>trattare le co&longs;e d'importanza attendano &longs;olamen <lb/>te alle regole generali. </s>

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<s>La quinta ragione della continenza dil luogo, <lb/>non è à propo&longs;ito, &longs;e &longs;ia uero che altramenti re&longs;ti<lb/>no ne l'ordine dell'uniuer&longs;o collocati gli elementi, <lb/>&longs;i che lorbe della Luna contenga il fuoco, & il fuo <lb/>co l'aria, & l'aria l'acqua, & l'acqua la terra, co<lb/>me nel <emph type="roman"/>4.<emph.end type="roman"/> libro della Fi&longs;ica alte&longs;to <emph type="roman"/>6.<emph.end type="roman"/> &longs;iuede. </s>

<s>accio <lb/>non &longs;iamo astretti &longs;otto la terra porre altro corpo <pb xlink:href="008/01/040.jpg" pagenum="40"/>&longs;opra ilqual ripo&longs;i, & di mano in màno un'altro <lb/>in infinito; il che doi tutti li &longs;ilo&longs;o&longs;i & mathema<lb/>tici è stimato impoßibile <gap/>onde &longs;e bene la terra <lb/>&longs;ècondo le parti diui&longs;e dell'acqua & con lei me<lb/>&longs;colatà &longs;i dice e&longs;&longs;ere il luogo dell'acqua non &longs;arà <lb/>già &longs;econdo tutta l'vniuer &longs;it à loro. </s>

<s>accio <lb/>non &longs;iamo astretti &longs;otto la terra porre altro corpo <pb xlink:href="008/01/040.jpg" pagenum="40"/>&longs;opra ilqual ripo&longs;i, & di mano in màno un'altro <lb/>in infinito; il che doi tutti li &longs;ilo&longs;o&longs;i & mathema<lb/>tici è stimato impoßibile onde &longs;e bene la terra <lb/>&longs;ècondo le parti diui&longs;e dell'acqua & con lei me<lb/>&longs;colatà &longs;i dice e&longs;&longs;ere il luogo dell'acqua non &longs;arà <lb/>già &longs;econdo tutta l'vniuer &longs;it à loro. </s>

<s>po<gap/> ch'e&longs;&longs;endo <lb/>zlcentro dell'uniuer&longs;o indiui&longs;ibile non po&longs;&longs;a e&longs;&longs;er<gap/><lb/>il continente della terra &longs;e bene &longs;ia il termine al <lb/>quale &longs;i moue & nel quale &longs;i ripo&longs;a. </s>

<s>po<gap/> ch'e&longs;&longs;endo <lb/>il centro dell'uniuer&longs;o indiui&longs;ibile non po&longs;&longs;a e&longs;&longs;er<gap/><lb/>il continente della terra &longs;e bene &longs;ia il termine al <lb/>quale &longs;i moue & nel quale &longs;i ripo&longs;a. </s>

<s>come Ari&longs;to<lb/>tile nel fine del libro <emph type="roman"/>2.<emph.end type="roman"/>del Cielo in&longs;egna. </s>

<s>La &longs;e&longs;tar agione fondata nel dominio della ter <lb/>ra ne i corpi mi&longs;ti, tanto animati come inanima<lb/>ti, non porta &longs;eco neceßità alcuna, poiche que&longs;to <lb/>non &longs;ia auenuto per e&longs;&longs;ere la terra maggiore, ma <lb/>&longs;i bene accio li corpi re&longs;tando fermi & &longs;odi &longs;i po<lb/>te&longs;&longs;ero con&longs;eruare, concio&longs;ia co&longs;a che con la me<lb/>de&longs;ima raggione &longs;arebbe nece&longs;&longs;ario, che il fuoco <lb/>e&longs;&longs;endo maggiore di tutti gli elementi, che pre<lb/>domina&longs;&longs;e nelli corpi naturali, il che pero non è <lb/>uero. </s>

<s>La &longs;ettima ragione fondata nella di&longs;tanza ò <lb/>&longs;ia profondità &longs;econdo il centro, non stringe mol<lb/>to, &longs;e &longs;ia uero che l'acqua per la maggior parte <lb/>&longs;ia contenuta nelle ui&longs;cere della terra, &longs;i che re<lb/>&longs;<gap/> formato un globo concentrico dell'acqua & <pb xlink:href="008/01/041.jpg" pagenum="41"/>della terra, &longs;econdo il proprio & mede&longs;imo cen<lb/>tro. </s>

<s>La &longs;ettima ragione fondata nella di&longs;tanza ò <lb/>&longs;ia profondità &longs;econdo il centro, non stringe mol<lb/>to, &longs;e &longs;ia uero che l'acqua per la maggior parte <lb/>&longs;ia contenuta nelle ui&longs;cere della terra, &longs;i che re<lb/>&longs;sti formato un globo concentrico dell'acqua & <pb xlink:href="008/01/041.jpg" pagenum="41"/>della terra, &longs;econdo il proprio & mede&longs;imo cen<lb/>tro. </s>

<s>percioche la profondità &longs;arà uguale & com <lb/>mu&ngrave;e all'acqua & alla terra. </s>

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<s>il che Aristotile <lb/>nel fine del &longs;econdo libro dilcielo uuole, poiche non <lb/>re&longs;ti l'acqua nel &longs;uo natio luogo &longs;i che circondi <lb/>tutta la circonferenza della terra: onde che non <lb/>puo &longs;econdo il centro della terra e&longs;&longs;er' concen<lb/>trica con e&longs;&longs;a terra. </s>

<s>Non conchiudendo adonque le ragioni dil Pi<lb/>colomini, &longs;arà bene che abbracciamo la &longs;enten<lb/>zad<gap/> Ari&longs;totile, laquale Plinio, Strabone, Tolo<lb/>meo & molti filo&longs;ofi per tanti &longs;ecoli hanno &longs;tima-<pb xlink:href="008/01/043.jpg" pagenum="43"/>ta uera, &longs;e bene non cuopra tutta la faccia del<lb/>la terra, ne &longs;i comprenda e&longs;&longs;ere tanto profonda <lb/>come la terra: con che porrò fine al pre&longs;ente di<lb/>&longs;cor&longs;o, conba&longs;ciare humilmente la real mano <lb/>di V.A.per la felicità di cui pregarò <lb/>il Sig. Dio no&longs;tro Signore <lb/>in perpetuo. </s>

<s>Non conchiudendo adonque le ragioni dil Pi<lb/>colomini, &longs;arà bene che abbracciamo la &longs;enten<lb/>za d' Ari&longs;totile, laquale Plinio, Strabone, Tolo<lb/>meo & molti filo&longs;ofi per tanti &longs;ecoli hanno &longs;tima-<pb xlink:href="008/01/043.jpg" pagenum="43"/>ta uera, &longs;e bene non cuopra tutta la faccia del<lb/>la terra, ne &longs;i comprenda e&longs;&longs;ere tanto profonda <lb/>come la terra: con che porrò fine al pre&longs;ente di<lb/>&longs;cor&longs;o, conba&longs;ciare humilmente la real mano <lb/>di V.A.per la felicità di cui pregarò <lb/>il Sig. Dio no&longs;tro Signore <lb/>in perpetuo. </s>

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