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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In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered
contemptible , appears to be an excellent balsam , containing the virtues of most
other balsams , which it easily imparts to water , and by that means readily and ...
In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered
contemptible , appears to be an excellent balsam , containing the virtues of most
other balsams , which it easily imparts to water , and by that means readily and ...
Page 16
... condensation of the air , and the oscillations in the membranes and tunicks of
the vessels ; even so by means of air expanded and contracted in the trache¿ or
vessels made up of elastic fibres , the sap is propelled through the arterial tubes ...
... condensation of the air , and the oscillations in the membranes and tunicks of
the vessels ; even so by means of air expanded and contracted in the trache¿ or
vessels made up of elastic fibres , the sap is propelled through the arterial tubes ...
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And it is thought , that each particular down , being originally imbued with it's own
proper juice , attracts none but that sort ; by which means so many various juices
are secreted in different parts of the body . And perhaps there may be ...
And it is thought , that each particular down , being originally imbued with it's own
proper juice , attracts none but that sort ; by which means so many various juices
are secreted in different parts of the body . And perhaps there may be ...
Page 24
And though Boerhaave himself , and orher chemists before him , have given
methods for making solutions of myrrh , yet it is by means of alcohol which
extracts only the inflammable parts . And it doth not seem that any solucion of
myrrh is ...
And though Boerhaave himself , and orher chemists before him , have given
methods for making solutions of myrrh , yet it is by means of alcohol which
extracts only the inflammable parts . And it doth not seem that any solucion of
myrrh is ...
Page 36
But I will venture to affirm , that it is so far from increasing a feverish infiammation ,
that it is on the contrary a most ready means to allay and extinguish it . It is of
admirable use in fevers , being at the same time the fureft , fafest and most
effectual ...
But I will venture to affirm , that it is so far from increasing a feverish infiammation ,
that it is on the contrary a most ready means to allay and extinguish it . It is of
admirable use in fevers , being at the same time the fureft , fafest and most
effectual ...
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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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