Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... confidered as an organifed fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and ...
... confidered as an organifed fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and ...
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... confidered , that the fuppofed circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries , and thence return- ing , by inofculations , through the veins or bark veffels to the root or lacteals again , is in no fort ...
... confidered , that the fuppofed circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries , and thence return- ing , by inofculations , through the veins or bark veffels to the root or lacteals again , is in no fort ...
Page 19
... confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomist of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of ...
... confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomist of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of ...
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... confidered that mere water only diftends the veffels and there- by weakens their tone ; and that Mercury by it's great momentum may juftly be fufpected of hurt- ing the fine capillaries , which two deobftruents therefore might eafily ...
... confidered that mere water only diftends the veffels and there- by weakens their tone ; and that Mercury by it's great momentum may juftly be fufpected of hurt- ing the fine capillaries , which two deobftruents therefore might eafily ...
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... confidered that middle qualities naturally re- duce the extreme . Warm water , for instance , mixed with hot and cold will leffen the heat in that , and be cold in this . 73. They who know the great virtues of com- mon foap , whofe ...
... confidered that middle qualities naturally re- duce the extreme . Warm water , for instance , mixed with hot and cold will leffen the heat in that , and be cold in this . 73. They who know the great virtues of com- mon foap , whofe ...
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