Tartaglia, Niccolo, Quesiti et inventioni diverse, 1554

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                AL CLEMENTISSIMO, ET
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                INVITTISSIMO HENRICO, OTTAVO,
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                PERLA DIO GRATIA RE DE ANGLIA, DE
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                FRANCIA, ET DE HIB ERNIA, ETC.</s>
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                NICOLO TARTAGLIA.
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                <s id="s.000121">Le
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                Dimande, Queſiti, ouer Interrogationi Maeſtà
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                Serenißima, & Illuſtrißima, fatte da Saui, &
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                Prudenti Domandatori, fanno molte uolte conſi­
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                derare allo interrogato molte coſe, & anchora co­
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                noſcerne molte altre, le quale ſenza eſſerne adi­
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                mandato giamai harebbe conoſciute, ne conſiderate.
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                <s id="s.000122">Queſto dico per me, qual mai feci profeßione,
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                ouer dilettai de tirare di alcuna ſorte, Arteglia­
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                ria, Archibuſo, Bombarda, ne Schioppo, (ne
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                manco tirar intendo) & un ſol queſito fattomi da
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                un perito Bombardero, l'anno
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                MDXXXI.
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                in Verona, mi fece à quel tempo conſiderare, & inueſtigare ſpeculatiuamente l'ordine,
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                & proportione di tiri propinqui, & lontani, ſecondo le uarie elleuationi de tale ma­
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                chine tormentarie, alle qual coſe giamai haueria poſto cura, ſe tal Bombardero, con
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                tal ſuo queſito non mi haueſſe in tal materia ſueggiato. </s>
                <s id="s.000123">Ma piu ſentendo io l'anno
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                MDXXXVII.
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                con quanto gran preparamente ſi moueua Soliman Impera­
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                tor de Turchi, per infeſtare la noſtra Chriſtiana Religione, Compoßi con gran celeri­
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                tà ſopra à tal materia una operina, & quella publicai. </s>
                <s id="s.000124">Accioche tai mie particolar in­
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                uentioni ſi haueſſeno à ſperimentare, uedere, & conſiderare ſe di quelle ſi poteua caua­
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                re qualche buon coſtrutto in beneficio & difenſion di quella, & quantunque di tal coſa
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                non ne ſeguitaſſe altro (per uari accidenti, ne manco io me ne curai, perche tal guerra
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                in fummo ſi riſolſe,) nondimeno tal mia operina, ha prouocato uarie qualità di perſo­
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                ne, & maggior parte non uolgare, ma di ſupremo, & alto ingegno) à trouagliarmi
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                di nouo con altri uarij Queſiti, ouer interrogationi, & non ſolamente ſopra à tal ma­
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                teria di Artegliarie, Balle, Salnitrio, & Poluere. </s>
                <s id="s.000125">Ma anchora ſopra di nouo me han­
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                no fatto non ſolamente conſiderare tai particolarità da loro adimandate, ma anchora co­
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                noſcerne, & ritrouarne (com'e detto) molte altre, lequale ſenza tai ſuoi Queſiti,
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                ouer interrogationi, forſi giamai haueria conoſciute, ne conſiderate. </s>
                <s id="s.000126">Dapoi fra me
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                penſando, che non puoco biaſino merita quel huomo, qual, ouer per ſcientia, ouer per ſua
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                induſtria, ouer per ſorte ritroua qualche notabil particolarità, & chi ſolamente lui ſolo
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