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296 [Doc. 78.
SWEDENBORG’S CORRESPONDENCE,
P. S. With regard to my money, you will please to call
for the plåtar at the treasury-office, as I require them for the
printing; in case they should not be there, I consider a plåt
worth 3 currency bills (mynttecken ) or 9 dalers in stivers.
P. S. Our dear father has returned home from his jour
ney ; he has many things to tell, and also a number of
wholesome truths which he told the King. With regard to
the venison, my father sent a messenger at once to Governor
Fock about some which has been promised, and which Mo
relius will send over to Upsal by the first messenger.
DOCUMENT 78.
SWEDENBORG TO BENZELIUS. *
70
Most honoured and dear brother,
I send you something new in Physics, upon
the particles of air and water, proving them to be round,
which may militate against the philosophy of many; but
as I base my theory upon experience and geometry, I do not
expect that any one can refute it by arguments. Preconceived
ideas received from Descartes and others will be the greatest
obstacle to it, and will cause objections. Dr. Roberg," who,
in everything that is minute and subtle is himself subtle, is
best able to judge respecting it: if you would therefore be
kind enough to leave this with him , I should like to hear his
opinion. If Prof. Valerius would lay aside his own and his
father’s Cartesianism, his opinion would also be valuable to
I have materials enough on this subject to fill a large
book, as is done by the learned with their speculations abroad,
but as we have no appliances here for such large publica
tions, I must cut my coat according to the cloth, and intro
duce only the most general views. The use of this seems to
me.
* Benzelius’ Collection, Vol. XL, No. 134. Letter 24 in Mr. White’s
"New Churchman ," Vol. 2, p. 137.
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