Castelli, Benedetto
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Of the mensuration of running waters
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1661
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>And laſt of all theſe Diſcourſes and Reflections
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upon the
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Menſuration of Running Waters,
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with the addition of
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a Second Book, three Epiſtles, and four Conſiderations upon
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the ſame Argument, which conduce much to Illuſtrate his Do
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ctrine and Facilitate the Practice of it; and which with a Rela
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tion of
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Monſignore Corſini,
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I might here ſally forth into the Citation of ſundry Au
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thours of Good Account, that have tranſmitted his Character
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to Poſterity, but ſhall confine my ſelf to onely two; the one is
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the Quick-ſighted, and truly Lyncean
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GALILEO,
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who ſpeaking of his Abilities in Aſtronomy ſaith
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(a)
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Che la felicità del ſuo ingegno non la fà biſognoſa dell' o
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pera ſuo.
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And again, ſubmitting a certain Demonſtration,
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which he intended to divulge, to the Judgment of this our Abbot, he
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writes to him in this manner: (b)
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Queſto lo comunico a V. S.
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per lettera prima che ad alcun altro, con attenderne principal
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mente il parer ſuo, e doppo quello de' noſtri Amici diſcoſti,
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conpenſiero d' inviarne poi altre Copie ad altri Amici d' Italia,
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e di Francia, quando io ne venga da lei conſigliato: e qui pre
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gandola a farci parte d' alcuna delle ſue peregrine ſpeculationi;
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con ſinceriſſimo affetto, &c.
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And the moſt acute Mathematician
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Signore Evangeliſta Terricelli,
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late Profeſſour to the Grand
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Duke in immediate Succeſſion after
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GALILEO,
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maketh this
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Honourable and Grateful Mention of him, and his Book: (c)
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O
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mitto magnum illum nutantis Maris motum; Prætereo etiam
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omnem Fluminum, Aquarumque Currentium tum menſurum,
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tum uſum, quarum omnis doctrina reperta primum fuit ab
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Abbate BENEDICTO CASTELLIO Preceptore
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meo. </
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tione, verum etiam opere confirmavit, maxima cum Princi
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pum & populorum utilitatate, majore cum admiratione Phylo
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Nella continu
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atione dell Nun
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Lettera al P.
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De Motu A
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I have onely two particulars more to offer the Engliſh Rea
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general Aprobation it hath had in
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Italy,
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I cannot but think it
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deſerveth the ſame Civil Entertainment with us, in regard that
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vate Incroachments are in great diſorder, as thoſe Channels for
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iuſtance which formerly were Navigable unto the very Walls of
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