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CHAPTER XXI.
OF CIRCULAR MOTION.
[1.] In simple motion, every strait line taken in the body moved is so carried, that it is always parallel to the places in which it formerly was.—[2.] If circular motion be made about a resting centre, and in that circle there be an epicycle, whose revolution is made the contrary way, in such manner that in equal times it make equal angles, every strait line taken in that epicycle will be so carried, that it will always be parallel to the places in which it formerly was.—[3.] The properties of simple motion.—[4.] If a fluid be moved with simple circular motion, all the points taken in it will describe their circles in times proportional to the distances from the centre.—[5.] Simple motion dissipates heterogeneous and congregates homogeneous bodies.—[6.] If a circle made by a movent moved with simple motion be commensurable to another circle made by a point which is carried about by the same movent, all the points of both the circles will at some time return to the same situation.—[7.]. If a sphere have simple motion, its motion will more dissipate heterogeneous bodies by how much it is more remote from the poles.—[8.] If the simple circular motion of a fluid body be hindered by a body which is not fluid, the fluid body will spread itself upon the superficies of that body.—[9.] Circular motion about a fixed centre casteth off by the tangent such things as lie upon the circumference and stick not to it.—[10.] Such things, as are moved with simple circular motion, beget simple circular motion.—[11.] If that which is so moved have one side hard and the other side fluid, its motion will not be perfectly circular.
In simple motion, every strait line taken in the body moved is so carried, that it is always parallel to the places in which it formerly was.