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fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o 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arabia_n and_o libya_n do_v confer_v and_o contribute_v also_o their_o water_n for_o that_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v light_a and_o sandy_a eudoxus_n say_v that_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n assign_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o the_o great_a reins_n and_o the_o antiperistasis_n or_o contrary_n occurse_v of_o season_n for_o that_o when_o it_o be_v summer_n with_o we_o who_o inhabit_v within_o the_o zone_n towards_o the_o summer_n tropic_n it_o be_v winter_n with_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o the_o opposite_a zone_n under_o the_o winter_n tropic_n whereupon_o say_v he_o proceed_v this_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n break_v down_o unto_o the_o river_n nilus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o soul_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o that_o define_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o nature_n move_v always_o or_o have_v motion_n of_o itself_o pythagoras_n say_v it_o be_v a_o certain_a number_n move_v itself_o and_o this_o number_n he_o take_v for_o intelligence_n or_o understanding_n plato_n suppose_v it_o 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