Alberti, Leon Battista, L' architettura
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            ruote ſurono ſmoſſe & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7963" xml:space="preserve">portate uia. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7964" xml:space="preserve">Dicono che Chemminio Egittio nel far
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            la Piramide per eſſere opera alta piu di ſei ottaui di miglio, conduſſe quelle
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            Pietre grandiſsime l’una ſopra l’altra con hauerui ſatti di mano in mano monti
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            di Terreno. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7965" xml:space="preserve">Scriue Erodoto che Cleopa ſigliuolo di Raſinite haueua laſciato
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            dallato di ſuori in quella Piramide, nel far de la quale aſſaticò molti anni Cen-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-176-01" xlink:href="note-176-01a" xml:space="preserve">5</note>
            tomila huomini certi gradi, ſu per i quali. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7966" xml:space="preserve">con piccoli legni, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7967" xml:space="preserve">inſtrumenti ac-
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            commodati, facilmente ſi conduceuano le grandiſsime pietre. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7968" xml:space="preserve">Trouaſi ſcrit-
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            to ancora oltra di queſto che in alcuni luoghi ſurono ſopra grandiſsime Colon
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            ne poſti Architraui di pietra di ſmirata grandezza in queſto modo; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7969" xml:space="preserve">ſotto detti
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            Architraui, apunto nel mezo ui metteuano duoi baggioli a trauerſo, che ſi toc-
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            cauano l’un l’altro. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7970" xml:space="preserve">Dipoi all’una de le teſte de gli Architraui appiccarono una
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            moltitudine di ceſte piene di rena, per lo aggrauo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7971" xml:space="preserve">per il peſo de le quali l’al-
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            tra teſta oue non erano ceſte ſi ſolleuaſſe a la Aria, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7972" xml:space="preserve">l’altro baggiolo ne reſta-
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            ua ſenza peſo alcuno; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7973" xml:space="preserve">leuate quindi poi le ceſte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7974" xml:space="preserve">meſſe a l’altra teſta già ſol-
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            leuata, in gran quantità, hauendo prima però alzato il baggiolo, che era ſenza
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            peſo, mettendoui ſopra da quel lato che ſi poteua altri baggioli piu alti, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7975" xml:space="preserve">coſi
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            ſeguendo a uicenda uenne lor ſatto che quaſi a poco a poco detta pietra ui ſaliſ-
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            ſe da ſua poſta. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7976" xml:space="preserve">Queſte coſe raccolte coſi inſieme ſotto breuità laſciamo noi
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            che ſi poſsino imparare piu adilungo da eſsi Auttori. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7977" xml:space="preserve">Finalmente ſecondo
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            l’ordine de l’opera noſtra, e’biſogna raccontare ſuccintamente alcune poche
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            coſe, che ſanno anoſtro propoſito. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7978" xml:space="preserve">Nèuo perder tempo in raccontare che
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            il peſo ha danatura lo aggrauare ſempre, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7979" xml:space="preserve">che oſtinatamente uadia cercando
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            de luoghi piu baſsi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7980" xml:space="preserve">che con tutto il ſuo potere contraſti di non ſi laſciare al-
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            zare, ne ſi muti mai di luogo ſe non come Vincitore, o ſuperato da un peſo mag
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            giore, o da alcuna poſſanza contraria che lo uinca. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7981" xml:space="preserve">Nè ſtarò a raccontare che
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            i mouimenti ſieno uarij, cioè da baſſo ad alto a baſſo, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7982" xml:space="preserve">all’intorno del centro, & </s>
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            altre coſe eſſere portate altre tirate, altre ſpinte & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7984" xml:space="preserve">ſimili, di queſti diſcorſi ne
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            tratteremo altroue piu alungo. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7985" xml:space="preserve">Teniamo pur noi queſto per ſermo, che i
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            peſinon ſi muouono mai in alcun luogo, piu facilmente che quando uanno a
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            lo in giù; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7986" xml:space="preserve">percio che ui uanno ſpontaneamente, nè mai piu diſſicilmente, che
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            quando uanno a lo inſu; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7987" xml:space="preserve">percio che di lor natura acciò repugnano, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7988" xml:space="preserve">che egli è
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            un certo mouimẽto mezzano infra queſti, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7989" xml:space="preserve">forſe che terrà dell’uno & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7990" xml:space="preserve">de lo al-
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            tro, ilqual certo non ſi muoue di ſua natura, nè anco contradice all’obbedire, ſi
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            come è quando i peſi ſi muouano a piano, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7991" xml:space="preserve">per uie non impedite. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7992" xml:space="preserve">Tutti
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            gli altri mouimenti, che ſono piu uicini, o a queſti, o a quelli, ſono, o tanto
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            piu facili, o tanto piu diſſicili. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7993" xml:space="preserve">Ma in che modo i grandiſsimi peſi ſi poſsino
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            mouere, pare che la ſteſſa natura de le coſe in grã parte l’habbia dimoſtro. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7994" xml:space="preserve">Però
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            che e’ ſi puo uedere che i grandiſsimi peſi che ſi pongono ſopra una ritta co-
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            lonna ſono perturbati da piccola percoſſa, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7995" xml:space="preserve">quando e’ cominciano a muouerſi
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            per cadere, non ſi poſſono con forza alcuna ritenere. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7996" xml:space="preserve">Puoſsi ancor uedere
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            che eſſe colonnetonde, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7997" xml:space="preserve">le ruote, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7998" xml:space="preserve">le altre coſe da girare ſon facili a muouer-
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            ſi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s7999" xml:space="preserve">maluolentieri ſi fermano ſe cominciano a rotolare, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s8000" xml:space="preserve">ſe ſi tirano di ma-
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            niera che nõ ruotolino, nõ cãminano coſi facilmẽte. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s8001" xml:space="preserve">Oltra di queſto ſi uede ma
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            niſeſto che i grãdiſsimi peſi de le naui ſi mouono ſopra l’acque ferme cõ poco </s>
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