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| (42) Unde, cum terra sit corpus simplex, regulariter in suis partibus qualificatur, naturaliter et per se loquendo; quare cum gravitas insit naturaliter terre, et terra sit corpus simplex, necesse est ipsam in omnibus partibus suis regularem habere gravitatem, secundum proportionem quantitatis; et sic cadit ratio instantie principalis. | (42) Wherefore, since earth is an elementary body, it is uniformly qualified in its parts by nature and, so to speak, of itself. Wherefore, since gravity is naturally inherent in earth, and earth is an elementary body, it must of necessity possess gravity uniformly, in all its parts, in proportion to its quantity; and thus the validity of the initial rejoinder fails. |