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, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 164 pages |
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... no more being made from the fame tar , which may still serve for common
purpofes . 2 This cold infusion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a
prefervative or preparative against the small - pox , which foreign practice
induced ...
... no more being made from the fame tar , which may still serve for common
purpofes . 2 This cold infusion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a
prefervative or preparative against the small - pox , which foreign practice
induced ...
Page 8
That such heaps or piles of wood were sometimes a hundred and eighty cubits
round , and sixty or even a hundred high : and that having covered them with fods
of earth to prevent the fame from bursting forth ( in which case the tar was loft ) ...
That such heaps or piles of wood were sometimes a hundred and eighty cubits
round , and sixty or even a hundred high : and that having covered them with fods
of earth to prevent the fame from bursting forth ( in which case the tar was loft ) ...
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The method used by our colonies in America , for making tar and picch , is in
effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as appears from the
account given in the Philosophical ( a ) Sect . 13 . TranfTransactions . And the
relation of ...
The method used by our colonies in America , for making tar and picch , is in
effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as appears from the
account given in the Philosophical ( a ) Sect . 13 . TranfTransactions . And the
relation of ...
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It is remarked by the fame author , that a pine doth not at once produce fruit and
resin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20 . Turpentine is a
fine resin . Four kinds of this are in use . The curpentine of Chios or Cy . prus ...
It is remarked by the fame author , that a pine doth not at once produce fruit and
resin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20 . Turpentine is a
fine resin . Four kinds of this are in use . The curpentine of Chios or Cy . prus ...
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the same juice , as it is rarefied or condensed by heat or cold , rises and subsides
in the fame tube . I shall not take upon me to decide this controversy . Only I
cannot help observing , that the vulgar argument from analogy between plants
and ...
the same juice , as it is rarefied or condensed by heat or cold , rises and subsides
in the fame tube . I shall not take upon me to decide this controversy . Only I
cannot help observing , that the vulgar argument from analogy between plants
and ...
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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 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 |
| Contributors | Margaret Rhames, William Bowyer, William Innys, Charles Hitch, Charles Davis |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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