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iours vers orient et laultre vers occident si que tout
deux alassent egalement il conviendroit que ilz sen
trecontrassent au propre lieu dont ilz se partirent
et puis revendroient tous deux au lieu dont ilz se
meurent premierement. Car lors auroit et lun
et laultre fait ung tour alentour de la terre par
dessus et par dessoubs. Aussi comme entour une
Roe qui seroit toute quoie sur terre. Pareillement
yroient ilz entour la terre comme ceulx qui conti
nuellement se trairoient droit vers le milieu de
la terre. Car elle serre tout poiz envers elle et que
plus poise tant plus attrait et le plus pres se tient
du milieu. Car de tant plus que len cave en terre
en parfont et plus la treuve len treuve pesante
Et pour mieulx entendre che que je vous ay devise
chi dessus des aleures de mousches autour de
la pomme et des hommes autour de la terre
Ainsi entierement vous le povez veoir a la
maniere et a la fachon par ches deux figures
chi au doz pourtraites: Gardeez bien

east and the other always going west, in such a way that both
went equal distances, they would rightly
meet at the exactly opposite place from where they
started, and then they would both return to the place
they had first left. That is because each of
them would have made a circle around the earth,
above and below, just as though they were on a
wheel that was motionless on the ground.
Similarly, they would go around the earth like
those do who were drawn right through the center
of the earth. For the earth pulls all weight towards it,
and the heavier something is, the more strongly it is
pulled toward the center. For the deeper one digs into
the earth the heavier he finds it to be.
So that you can better understand what I have told you above,
you will be able to see this clearly looking at
some flies crawling about on
an apple and some men walking on the earth
in the two drawings portrayed on the other page.
Look carefully!

iours vers orient et laultre vers occident si que tout
deux alassent egalement il conviendroit que ilz sen
trecontrassent au propre lieu dont ilz se partirent
et puis revendroient tous deux au lieu dont ilz se
meurent premierement. Car lors auroit et lun
et laultre fait ung tour alentour de la terre par
dessus et par dessoubs. Aussi comme entour une
Roe qui seroit toute quoie sur terre. Pareillement
yroient ilz entour la terre comme ceulx qui conti
nuellement se trairoient droit vers le milieu de
la terre. Car elle serre tout poiz envers elle et que
plus poise tant plus attrait et le plus pres se tient
du milieu. Car de tant plus que len cave en terre
en parfont et plus la treuve len treuve pesante
Et pour mieulx entendre che que je vous ay devise
chi dessus des aleures de mousches autour de
la pomme et des hommes autour de la terre
Ainsi entierement vous le povez veoir a la
maniere et a la fachon par ches deux futures
chi au doz pourtraites: Gardeez bien

east and the other always going west, in such a way that both
went equal distances, they would rightly
meet at the exactly opposite place from where they
started, and then they would both return to the place
they had first left. That is because each of
them would have made a circle around the earth,
above and below, just as though they were on a
wheel that was motionless on the ground.
Similarly, they would go around the earth like
those do who were drawn right through the center
of the earth. For the earth pulls all weight towards it,
and the heavier something is, the more strongly it is
pulled toward the center. For the deeper one digs into
the earth the heavier he finds it to be.
So that you can better understand what I have told you above,
you will be able to see this clearly looking at
some flies crawling about on
an apple and some men walking on the earth
in the two drawings portrayed on the other page.
Look carefully!