Quote: it can be demonstrated geometrically that large objects are proportionately less resistant than small objects

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Therefore, Sagredo, give up this opinion you have … For it can be demonstrated geometrically that the … and structures, but natural ones as well, have … the same proportions and the same material. … [p. 52] For who does not see that a … dog falling from the same height, or a … fall without damage from a tower, or an … the heads, of their elders. … I think you both know that if an … of an oak of average size. Only by … unless she greatly altered the proportions of the … Quote: nature abhors a void; e.g., two polished …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: a cat can fall much further without harm than a horse; similarly a very tall oak can not spread its branches as much as a normal oak and a horse has a natural size

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