Salusbury, Thomas, Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I), 1667

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              to
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              Aleppo,
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              and this it is: That keeping a particular account and
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              memorial of the dayes of the departure and arrival of the Ships in
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              the Ports of
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              Alexandria,
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              of
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              Alexandretta,
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              and this of
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              Venice
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              ; in
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              comparing ſundry of them, which I did for my curioſity, I found
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              that in exactneſs of account the returns hither, that is the voiages
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              from Eaſt to Weſt along the Mediterrane, are made in leſs time
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              then the contrary courſes by 25. in the Hundred: So that we ſee
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              that one with another, the Eaſtern windes are ſtronger then the
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              Weſtern.</s>
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              Which Wind
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              with our Engliſh
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              Mariners is called
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              the
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              Trade-wind.
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              The voiages in the
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              Mediterrane from
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              Eaſt to Weſt are
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              made in ſhorter
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              times than from
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              Weſt to Eaſt.
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              <s>SALV. </s>
              <s>I am very glad I know this particular, which doth not
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              a little make for the confirmation of the Earths mobility. </s>
              <s>And
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              although it may be alledged, That all the Water of the
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              rane runs perpetually towards the Straits-mouth, as being to
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              diſimbogue into the Ocean, the waters of as many Rivers, as do
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              diſcharge themſelves into the ſame; I do not think that that
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              rent can be ſo great, as to be able of it ſelf alone to make ſo
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              table a difference: which is alſo manifeſt by obſerving that the
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              water in the Pharo of
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              Sicily
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              runneth back again no leſs towards
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              the Eaſt, than it runneth forwards towards the Weſt.</s>
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              <s>SAGR. I, that have not as
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              Simplicius,
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              an inclination to
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              fie any one beſides my ſelf, am ſatisfied with what hath been ſaid
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              as to this firſt particular: Therefore
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              Salviatus,
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              when you think
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              it fit to proceed forward, I am prepared to hear you.</s>
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              <s>SALV. </s>
              <s>I ſhall do as you command me, but yet I would fain
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              hear the opinion alſo of
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              Simplicius,
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              from whoſe judgement I can
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              argue how much I may promiſe to my ſelf touching theſe
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              courſes from the
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              Peripatetick
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              Schools, if ever they ſhould come
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              to their ears.</s>
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              <s>SIMP. </s>
              <s>I deſire not that my opinion ſhould ſerve or ſtand for
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              a meaſure, whereby you ſhould judge of others thoughts; for
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              as I have often ſaid, I am inconſiderable in theſe kinde of ſtudies,
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              and ſuch things may come into the mindes of thoſe that are
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              ed into the deepeſt paſſages of Philoſophy, as I could never think
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              of; as having (according to the Proverb) ſcarce kiſt her Maid:
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              yet nevertheleſs, to give you my ſudden thoughts, I ſhall tell
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              you, That of thoſe effects by you recounted, and particularly the
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              laſt, there may in my judgement very ſufficient Reaſons be given
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              without the Earths mobility, by the mobility of the Heavens
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              ly; never introducing any novelty more, than the inverſion of
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              that which you your ſelf propoſe unto us. </s>
              <s>It hath been received
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              by the
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              Peripatetick
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              Schools, that the Element of Fire, and alſo a
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              great part of the Aire is carried about according to the Diurnal
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              converſion from Eaſt to Weſt, by the contact of the Concave of
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              the Lunar Orb, as by the Veſſel their container. </s>
              <s>Now without
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              going out of your track, I will that we determine the Quantity of </s>
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