Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6786

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            <s xml:space="preserve"> A calculation of the number of atoms in 1 foot, 1 pase (= 5 feet), and 1 mile (= 1000 </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> 10,000. </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> 50,000. </s>
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            <s xml:space="preserve"> 50,000,000. </s>
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            The number of miles in the circumference of the ] 60,000.
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            The number of atoms in the circumference of the ] 3,000,000,000,000.
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            The number of atoms in the diameter of the ] 1,000,000,000,000. </s>
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            [
              <emph style="bf">Commentary: </emph>
            The number of atoms in 2,000 earth diameters, the supposed distance to the ] 2,000. diametri ad </s>
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            The number of atoms from the earth to the ]
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            The number of atoms in 2000 times the distance to the sun, the supposed distance to the fixed ]
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            . ad [¿]stellæ[?] </s>
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            Approximately double the previous line, that is, the number of atoms in the diameter of the sphere of the fixed ] maior </s>
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            The cube of the previous line, that is, a rough and ready calculation of the number of atoms in the ] cubus maior </s>
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