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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Page 19
... plants derived from the sun , besides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew ,
that curious anatomist of plants , holds the solar influence to differ from that of a
mere culinary fire , otherwise than by being only a more temperate and equal
heat .
... plants derived from the sun , besides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew ,
that curious anatomist of plants , holds the solar influence to differ from that of a
mere culinary fire , otherwise than by being only a more temperate and equal
heat .
Page 24
... is perhaps impossible to obtain . It is an apophthegm of the chemists , derived
from Helmont , that whoever can make myrrh foluble by the human body , has the
secret of prolonging his days : and Boerhaave owns that there seems to be ...
... is perhaps impossible to obtain . It is an apophthegm of the chemists , derived
from Helmont , that whoever can make myrrh foluble by the human body , has the
secret of prolonging his days : and Boerhaave owns that there seems to be ...
Page 60
And it should seem that this is the great principle of vegetation , derived into the
earth from all sorts of manures , as well as from the air . The acid is allowed to be
the cause of fermentation in all fermented liquors . Why therefore , may it not be ...
And it should seem that this is the great principle of vegetation , derived into the
earth from all sorts of manures , as well as from the air . The acid is allowed to be
the cause of fermentation in all fermented liquors . Why therefore , may it not be ...
Page 64
From which also , as hath been said , he derives all their kinds and differences ( 8
) . Salt , water , oil , and earth seem to be originally the same in all vegetables . All
the difference , according to the chemists , ariseth from a spirit residing in the ...
From which also , as hath been said , he derives all their kinds and differences ( 8
) . Salt , water , oil , and earth seem to be originally the same in all vegetables . All
the difference , according to the chemists , ariseth from a spirit residing in the ...
Page 74
The different modes of coh¿sion , attraction , repulfion and motion , appear to be
the fource from whence the specific properties are derived , rather than different
shapes or figures . This , as hath been already observed , feems confirmed by ...
The different modes of coh¿sion , attraction , repulfion and motion , appear to be
the fource from whence the specific properties are derived , rather than different
shapes or figures . This , as hath been already observed , feems confirmed by ...
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| Title | Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another Eighteenth Century English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection 8128. number of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, George Berkeley |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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