. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . NATURALL HISTORY. 111, Century*. LL Sounds (whatfoever) move Round 5 That is to fay*,On all Sides Upwards ^ Downwards ; Forwards ; andBackwards. This appeareth in all Inftances. Sounds do not require to be conveyed to the Senfe,in a Right Line, as Fifibles do, but may be Arched3Though it be true, they move ftrongeft in aLine ; Which neverthelefs is not caufed by the Right-neftot the Line,but by the Shortnefs of the dift
. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . NATURALL HISTORY. 111, Century*. LL Sounds (whatfoever) move Round 5 That is to fay*,On all Sides Upwards ^ Downwards ; Forwards ; andBackwards. This appeareth in all Inftances. Sounds do not require to be conveyed to the Senfe,in a Right Line, as Fifibles do, but may be Arched3Though it be true, they move ftrongeft in aLine ; Which neverthelefs is not caufed by the Right-neftot the Line,but by the Shortnefs of the diftance; Lima recta therefore we fee, if a Wall be between, and you fpeak on the one Side,you hear it on the other ^ Which is not becaufe the Sound Pafleth thorowthe Wall • but Archeth over the Wall. If the Sound be St of fed and Repercuffed^ it cometh about on the otherSide, in an oblique Line. So, if in a Coach, one fide of the Boot be down,and the other up; And a Begger beg on the Clofe Side; you would thinkthat he were on the Open Side. So likewife, if a Bell or Clock^ be (for Ex-ample) on the North fide of a Chamber 5 And the Window of that Cham-ber be upon the South 5 He tnat is in
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