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A32712 Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana, or, A fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms founded by Epicurus repaired [by] Petrus Gassendus ; augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Epicurus.; Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. 1654 (1654) Wing C3691; ESTC R10324 556,744 505

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great_a redness_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o face_n of_o every_o man_n that_o fight_v and_o where_o the_o blood_n fix_v in_o most_o plenty_n there_o will_v be_v the_o great_a tumult_n aestuation_n and_o commotion_n when_o it_o be_v ferment_v agitate_a and_o again_o set_v afloat_o by_o the_o discordant_a effluvia_n emit_v from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o near_o approach_v or_o touch_v murderer_n and_o consequent_o there_o must_v the_o vessel_n suffer_v the_o great_a stress_n distension_n and_o disruption_n or_o apertion_n of_o their_o orifice_n 4_o and_o this_o magnale_fw-la of_o the_o as_o it_o be_v reanimation_n of_o the_o vindictive_a blood_n in_o the_o vein_n of_o a_o dead_a body_n distance_n by_o the_o magic_n of_o those_o hostile_a and_o ferment_a aporrhaea_n transmit_v from_o the_o body_n of_o he_o who_o violent_o extinguish_v its_o former_a life_n usher_n in_o another_o no_o less_o prodigious_a nor_o less_o
instance_n in_o the_o visible_a species_n of_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o handworm_n ibid._n 14_o by_o exemplify_a in_o the_o numerous_a round_a film_n of_o wax_n successive_o derept_v from_o a_o wax_n tapor_n by_o the_o flame_n thereof_o in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n and_o 142_o 15_o in_o the_o innumerable_a film_n of_o oil_n likewise_o successive_o delibrate_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o ellychnium_n or_o match_n perpendicular_o float_v in_o a_o vessel_n of_o equal_a capacity_n with_o solomon_n brazen_a sea_n in_o the_o space_n of_o 48_o hour_n ibid._n 16_o by_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o a_o odorable_a and_o visible_a species_n ibid._n 17_o the_o manner_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o production_n of_o visible_a image_n according_a to_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o epicurus_n 143_o 18_o the_o celerity_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o visible_a image_n reason_v and_o compare_v to_o that_o of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n 144_o 19_o the_o translation_n of_o a_o movable_a from_o place_n to_o place_n in_o a_o indivisible_a point_n of_o time_n impossible_a and_o why_o ibid._n 20_o the_o facility_n of_o the_o abduction_n or_o avolation_n of_o image_n visible_a from_o solid_a concretion_n solve_v by_o the_o spontaneous_a exsilition_n of_o their_o superficial_a atom_n and_o the_o solicitation_n of_o light_n incident_a upon_o they_o ibid._n 21_o that_o object_n do_v not_o emit_v their_o visible_a image_n but_o when_o illustrate_v a_o conceit_n though_o paradoxical_a yet_o not_o improbable_a 145_o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o visible_a image_n systatical_a describe_v and_o distinguish_v from_o apostatical_a one_o 146_o 2_o their_o existence_n assure_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o diodorus_n siculus_n and_o ibid._n 3_o damascius_n together_o with_o the_o autopsy_n of_o kircher_n ibid._n 4_o kircher_n description_n of_o that_o famous_a apparition_n at_o rhegium_n call_v morgana_n rheginorum_n and_o 147_o 5_o most_o ingenious_a investigation_n of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o ibid._n 6_o his_o admirable_a artifice_n for_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o like_a aereal_a representation_n in_o imitation_n of_o nature_n 148_o chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o manner_n and_o reason_n of_o vision_n p._n 149._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o reason_n of_o vision_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n 149_o 2_o of_o aristotle_n 150_o 3_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n ibid._n 4_o of_o empedocles_n ibid._n 5_o of_o plato_n ibid._n 6_o of_o epicurus_n ibid._n 7_o of_o mons._n des_n chartes_n 151_o 8_o the_o ingenuity_n of_o des_n chartes_n conceit_v acknowledge_v but_o the_o solidity_n indubitate_v 152_o 9_o the_o opinion_n of_o epicurus_n more_o satisfactory_a than_o any_o other_o because_o more_o rational_a and_o less_o obnoxious_a to_o inexplicable_a difficulty_n ibid._n 10_o the_o two_o most_o considerable_a difficulty_n oppose_v to_o epicurus_n position_n of_o the_o incursion_n of_o substantial_a image_n into_o the_o eye_n 153_o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o that_o the_o superfice_n of_o no_o body_n be_v perfect_o smooth_a evict_v by_o solid_a reason_n and_o autopsie_n ibid._n 2_o that_o the_o visible_a image_n do_v consist_v of_o so_o many_o ray_n as_o there_o be_v point_n designable_a in_o the_o whole_a superfice_n of_o the_o object_n and_o that_o each_o ray_n have_v its_o line_n of_o tendency_n direct_v respective_a to_o the_o face_n of_o that_o particle_n in_o the_o superfice_n from_o which_o it_o be_v emit_v 154_o 3_o that_o the_o density_n and_o union_n of_o the_o ray_n compose_v the_o visible_a image_n be_v great_a or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o less_o or_o great_a elongation_n from_o the_o object_n ibid._n 4_o that_o the_o visible_a image_n be_v neither_o total_a in_o the_o total_a medium_n nor_o total_a in_o every_o part_n thereof_o but_o so_o manifold_a as_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o medium_n from_o which_o the_o object_n be_v discernible_a contrary_n to_o the_o aristotelean_n 155_o 5_o paradox_n that_o no_o man_n can_v see_v the_o same_o particle_n of_o a_o object_n with_o both_o eye_n at_o once_o nay_o not_o with_o the_o same_o eye_n if_o the_o level_n of_o its_o visive_n axe_n be_v change_v ibid._n 6_o consectary_n that_o the_o medium_fw-la be_v not_o possess_v with_o one_o simple_a image_n but_o by_o a_o aggregate_v of_o innumerable_a image_n deradiate_a from_o the_o same_o object_n all_o which_o notwithstanding_o constitute_v but_o one_o entire_a image_n 156_o 7_o consectary_n 2._o that_o myriad_o of_o different_a image_n emanant_fw-la from_o different_a object_n may_v be_v coexistent_a in_o the_o aer_fw-la without_o reciprocal_a penetration_n of_o dimension_n or_o confusion_n of_o particle_n contrary_a to_o the_o peripatetic_n ibid._n 8_o that_o the_o place_n of_o the_o visible_a image_n ultimate_a reception_n and_o complete_a perception_n be_v the_o concave_a of_o the_o retina_fw-la tunica_n 157_o 9_o that_o the_o faculty_n form_v a_o judgement_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o object_n according_a to_o the_o representation_n thereof_o by_o the_o image_n at_o its_o impression_n on_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o vision_n the_o amphiblestroide_n ibid._n 10_o consectary_n that_o the_o image_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o object_n appearance_n of_o this_o or_o that_o determinate_a magnitude_n 158_o 11_o consectary_n 2_o that_o no_o image_n can_v replenish_v the_o concave_n of_o the_o retina_fw-la tunica_n unless_o it_o be_v deradiate_v from_o a_o object_n of_o a_o almost_o hemispherical_a ambite_fw-la 159_o 12_o why_o when_o the_o eye_n be_v open_a there_o be_v always_o portray_v in_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o some_o one_o total_a image_n who_o various_a part_n be_v the_o special_a image_n of_o the_o several_a thing_n include_v in_o the_o visual_a hemisphere_n ibid._n 13_o paradox_n that_o the_o prospect_n of_o a_o shilling_n or_o object_n of_o a_o small_a diametre_fw-la be_v as_o great_a as_o the_o prospect_n of_o the_o firmament_n 160_o 14_o why_o a_o object_n appear_v both_o great_a in_o dimension_n and_o more_o distinct_a in_o part_n near_o at_o hand_n than_o far_o off_o ibid._n 15_o why_o a_o object_n speculate_v through_o a_o convex_a lens_n appear_v both_o great_a and_o more_o distinct_a but_o through_o a_o concave_a less_o and_o more_o confuse_a than_o when_o speculate_v only_o with_o the_o eye_n 161_o 16_o digression_n what_o figure_v perspicil_n be_v convenient_a for_o old_a and_o what_o for_o purblind_a person_n 162_o 17_o that_o to_o the_o dijudication_n of_o one_o of_o two_o object_n apparent_o equal_a to_o be_v real_o the_o great_a be_v not_o require_v a_o great_a image_n but_o only_o a_o opinion_n of_o its_o great_a distance_n 163_o 18_o des_fw-mi cartes_n opinion_n concern_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o sight_n apprehend_v the_o distance_n of_o a_o object_n 164_o 19_o vnsatisfactory_a and_o that_o for_o two_o consideration_n ibid._n 20_o and_o that_o more_o solidone_v of_o gassendus_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o apprehend_v the_o distance_n of_o a_o object_n consist_v in_o the_o comparation_n of_o the_o several_a thing_n interjacent_a betwixt_o the_o object_n and_o the_o eye_n by_o the_o rational_a faculty_n embrace_v and_o corroborate_v ibid._n 21_o paradox_n that_o the_o same_o object_n speculate_v by_o the_o same_o man_n at_o the_o same_o distance_n and_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o light_n do_v always_o appear_v great_a to_o one_o eye_n than_o the_o other_o 165_o 22_o a_o second_o paradox_n that_o all_o man_n see_v distinct_o but_o with_o one_o eye_n at_o once_o contrary_a to_o that_o eminent_a optical_a axiom_n that_o the_o visive_n axe_n of_o both_o ey●_n concur_v and_o unite_v in_o the_o object_n 166_o 23_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o vision_n viz._n most_o perfect_a perfect_a and_o imperfect_a and_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o paradox_n restrain_v only_o to_o the_o two_o former_a degree_n 167_o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1_o a_o research_n into_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o convex_a and_o concave_a glass_n as_o well_o dioptrical_a as_o catoptrical_a ibid._n 2_o a_o corollary_n hint_v the_o cause_n why_o a_o elliptical_a concave_n reflect_v the_o incident_a ray_n in_o a_o more_o acute_a angle_n than_o a_o parabolical_a and_o a_o parabolical_a than_o a_o spherical_a 170_o 3_o a_o consectary_n why_o a_o plane_n perspicil_n exhibit_v a_o object_n in_o genuine_a dimension_n but_o a_o convex_a in_o amplify_v and_o a_o concave_a in_o minorated_a 171_o sect_n iv._o artic_a 1_o a_o recapitulation_n of_o the_o principal_a argument_n precedent_n and_o summary_n of_o the_o subsequent_a 173_o 2_o the_o eye_n anatomize_v and_o the_o proper_a use_n of_o each_o part_n thereof_o either_o absolute_o necessary_a or_o only_o advantageous_a to_o vision_n concise_o demonstrate_v viz._n 1_o the_o diaphanity_n of_o the_o horny_a membrane_n and_o the_o three_o humour_n aqueous_a crystalline_a and_o vitreous_a 2_o the_o convexity_n of_o all_o its_o part_n except_o the_o amphiblestroide_n 3_o the_o uvea_o tunica_n and_o iris._n 4_o the_o pupilla_fw-la 5_o the_o blackness_n
cause_n why_o a_o concave_a glass_n who_o concavity_n consist_v of_o the_o segment_n of_o a_o ellipsis_n reflect_v the_o ray_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o a_o more_o acute_a angle_n and_o consequent_o burn_v both_o more_o vigorous_o and_o at_o great_a distance_n than_o one_o who_o concavity_n be_v the_o segment_n of_o a_o parabola_fw-la and_o why_o a_o parabolical_a section_n reflect_v they_o in_o a_o angle_n more_o acute_a and_o so_o burn_v both_o at_o great_a distance_n and_o more_o vigorous_o than_o the_o section_n of_o circle_n especal_o if_o we_o familiarize_v this_o theory_n by_o the_o accommodation_n of_o these_o figure_n thus_o have_v we_o in_o a_o short_a discourse_n minorated_a not_o exceed_v the_o narrow_a limit_n of_o a_o single_a article_n intelligible_o explicate_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o so_o much_o admire_v disparity_n in_o the_o effect_n of_o plane_n convex_v and_o concave_a glass_n as_o well_o dioptrical_a or_o traject_v the_o ray_n of_o light_n into_o the_o aer_fw-la beyond_o they_o as_o catoptrical_a or_o reflect_v they_o back_o again_o from_o their_o obverted_a superfice_n and_o we_o ask_v leave_v to_o increase_v our_o digression_n only_o with_o this_o consectary_n because_o the_o ray_n of_o light_n and_o the_o ray_n of_o visible_a image_n be_v analogical_a in_o their_o nature_n and_o flow_v hand_n in_o hand_n together_o into_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o act_n of_o vision_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o to_o a_o man_n use_v a_o plane_n perspicil_n a_o object_n always_o appear_v the_o same_o i._n e._n equal_a in_o dimension_n and_o distinction_n of_o part_n as_o it_o do_v to_o his_o naked_a eye_n by_o reason_n the_o angle_n of_o its_o extreme_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o plane_n glass_n as_o in_o the_o eye_n but_o to_o a_o man_n use_v a_o convex_a perspicil_n a_o object_n appear_v great_a because_o the_o angle_n of_o its_o extreme_n be_v amplify_v and_o through_o a_o concave_a less_o because_o the_o angle_n be_v diminish_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o image_n of_o a_o object_n reflect_v from_o a_o plane_n mirror_n appear_v the_o same_o to_o the_o spectator_n as_o if_o deradiate_v immediate_o or_o without_o reflection_n from_o the_o object_n itself_o because_o the_o reflex_n angle_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o direct_a but_o the_o image_n of_o a_o object_n reflect_v from_o a_o convex_a mirror_n appear_v less_o because_o the_o angle_n of_o its_o reflection_n be_v less_o than_o that_o of_o its_o direction_n and_o from_o a_o concave_a great_a because_o the_o reflex_n angle_n be_v great_a than_o the_o direct_v this_o may_v be_v autoptical_o demonstrate_v thus_o if_o you_o admit_v the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o through_o a_o small_a perforation_n of_o the_o wall_n into_o a_o obscure_a chamber_n and_o fix_v a_o convex_a lens_n in_o the_o perforation_n with_o the_o convex_a side_n towards_o the_o light_n you_o shall_v admove_v your_o eye_n thereto_o at_o convenient_a distance_n observe_v the_o transmit_v image_n to_o be_v amplify_v but_o receive_v the_o image_n on_o a_o sheet_n of_o white_a paper_n posit_v where_o your_o eye_n be_v you_o shall_v perceive_v it_o to_o be_v minorate_v the_o contrary_a effect_n arise_v from_o a_o concave_a lens_n posit_v in_o the_o hole_n with_o its_o concave_a side_n towards_o the_o light_n and_o this_o because_o the_o convex_a congregate_a the_o ray_n into_o the_o pupil_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o so_o make_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o apparition_n greater_n for_o the_o cause_n former_o exposit_v do_v also_o congregate_v they_o on_o the_o paper_n and_o therefore_o the_o image_n can_v appear_v contract_v or_o minorate_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o concave_a disgregate_a the_o ray_n from_o the_o pupil_n and_o so_o make_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o apparition_n less_o in_o the_o retina_fw-la of_o the_o optic_a nerve_n do_v also_o disgregate_v or_o diffuse_v they_o large_o on_o all_o part_n of_o the_o paper_n and_o so_o the_o image_n thereon_o receive_v can_v but_o appear_v much_o amplify_v sect_n iv._o hitherto_o we_o have_v in_o some_o degree_n of_o satisfaction_n subsequent_a explicate_v the_o manner_n how_o by_o the_o incursion_n of_o substantial_a image_n dera●●ated_v from_o the_o object_n to_o the_o eye_n the_o visive_n faculty_n come_v to_o apprehend_v the_o colour_n figure_n magnitude_n number_n and_o distance_n of_o object_n and_o therefore_o it_o remain_v only_o to_o the_o compliment_n of_o our_o present_a designation_n that_o we_o explore_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o perception_n of_o the_o situation_n quiet_v and_o motion_n of_o object_n by_o the_o sight_n to_o our_o more_o perspicuous_a solution_n of_o which_o notable_a difficulty_n and_o to_o the_o illustration_n of_o many_o passage_n precedent_a in_o the_o two_o last_o section_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v not_o only_o ornamental_a or_o advantageous_a but_o simple_o necessary_a that_o we_o here_o anatomize_v the_o whole_a eye_n and_o consider_v the_o 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