Voltaire, Elémens de la philosophie de Neuton : mis à la portée de tout le monde

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            pénétre les Rochers & </s>
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            Etoiles, ces autres Soleils, qui nous l’en-
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            voyent en pluſieurs années, en fourniſ-
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            ſent éternellement, ſans paraître s’épuiſer, à
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            autour de lui des corps odoriférants, ſans
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            rien perdre ſenſiblement de ſon poids.</s>
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            darde ſes rayons eſt en proportion avec
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            ſa groſſeur, qui ſurpaſſe environ un million
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s361" xml:space="preserve">La force, l’illumination, l’intenſité, la den-
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            ſité de toute lumiere, eſt calculée Il ſe trou-
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            ve par un calcul ſingulier que cette force eſt
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            préciſément en même raiſon, que la for-
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            ce avec laquelle les corps tombent, & </s>
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            avec laquelle Mr. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s363" xml:space="preserve">Neuton fait voir que tous
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            les Globes céleſtes s’attirent. </s>
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            portion eſt ce qu’on appelle la raiſon </s>
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