. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. m m NATURAL HISTORY Century III. •. Uu Sounds (whatfoever) move round, that is to fay, Onall fides, Upwards, Downwards, Forcwards, and Back-wards: Thii appeareth in all Inftances. Sounds do not require to bcconveighed to the Senfein a right Line, as Viftles do,but may be arched, thoughit be true they move ftrongeft in aright Line j whichnevcrtheleis is notcaufed bytherightnefs of the Line,but bythcfhortnefsof thediftancc. Lw
. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. m m NATURAL HISTORY Century III. •. Uu Sounds (whatfoever) move round, that is to fay, Onall fides, Upwards, Downwards, Forcwards, and Back-wards: Thii appeareth in all Inftances. Sounds do not require to bcconveighed to the Senfein a right Line, as Viftles do,but may be arched, thoughit be true they move ftrongeft in aright Line j whichnevcrtheleis is notcaufed bytherightnefs of the Line,but bythcfhortnefsof thediftancc. Lwarefteabrevifi-ma. And therefore, we fee if a Wall be between/ and you fpeakon the onefide, vouhearitontheothe*r; which is not b caufe the found paHeth thorowthe Wall, but arched over the Wall. If the Sound be flopped and repercuffed, it cometh about on the otherfide, in an oblick Line : , one fide of the Boot be down, andtheotherup, and aBeggerbcgon the clofe fide, you would think that hewere on the open fide. So like wife, if a Bell or Clock, be (for example)on the North-fide of a Chamber, and the Window of that Chamber beupon the South ; he thatis in the Chamber,will think the found c
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