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CHAP. I. Problems relating to the Earth.
- 1. Why two weighty bodies are not moved downwards in parallel Lines. p. 426.
- 2. Why a great Stone is more difficultly moved on the top of a high hill than below. p. 427.
- 3. Why a pair of Scales is easier moved empty than ballanced. ib.
- 4. Whence it is that a man may carry a greater weight upon a Wheelbarrow than upon his back. ib.
- 5. Why a weighty body is easier thrust forward with a Pole, than immediately by ones arms: besides 5. other Probl. more. p. 428, 429, 430
- 6. Why a stick thrust into a hole if bended is apt to be broke near the hole. What the cause of the relaxation of a bowed stick is. p. 431.
- 7. Whether Gold doth attract Mercury. ib.
- 8. Why the herb of the Sun, vulgarly called Chrysanthemum Peruvianum, obverteth its leaves and flowers to the Sun whereso∣ever he be. p. 432.
Why the Laurel is seldom or never struoken by Lightning. b.