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 42
... fo for as good reason the fcurvy should be considered by our physicians , as
having some share in most disorders and constitutions that fall in their way . It is
certain our perspiration is not so free as in clearer air and warmer climates .
... fo for as good reason the fcurvy should be considered by our physicians , as
having some share in most disorders and constitutions that fall in their way . It is
certain our perspiration is not so free as in clearer air and warmer climates .
Page 59
I shall nevertheless go on as I have begun , and proceed by reason , by
conjecture , and by authority , to cast the belt light I can on the obscure paths that
lie in my way . 126. Sir Isaac Newton , Boerhaave , and Homberg are all agreed ,
that the ...
I shall nevertheless go on as I have begun , and proceed by reason , by
conjecture , and by authority , to cast the belt light I can on the obscure paths that
lie in my way . 126. Sir Isaac Newton , Boerhaave , and Homberg are all agreed ,
that the ...
Page 63
... by supposing the acid to be a mean between earth and water , its particles
greater than those of water , and less than those of earth , and strongly to attract
both . But perhaps there is no necessary reason for supposing the parts of the
acid ...
... by supposing the acid to be a mean between earth and water , its particles
greater than those of water , and less than those of earth , and strongly to attract
both . But perhaps there is no necessary reason for supposing the parts of the
acid ...
Page 71
We have no proof either from experiment or reason , of any other agent or
efficient cause than mind or spirit . When therefore we speak of corporeal agents
or corporeal causes , this is to be understood in a different , subordinate , and
improper ...
We have no proof either from experiment or reason , of any other agent or
efficient cause than mind or spirit . When therefore we speak of corporeal agents
or corporeal causes , this is to be understood in a different , subordinate , and
improper ...
Page 107
... proceeding , in a method as the Stoics , or increasing and diminishing by
measure , as Heraclitus expressed it . The Stoics held that fire comprehended
and included the spermatic reasons or forms ( aógns caequating's ) of all natural
things .
... proceeding , in a method as the Stoics , or increasing and diminishing by
measure , as Heraclitus expressed it . The Stoics held that fire comprehended
and included the spermatic reasons or forms ( aógns caequating's ) of all natural
things .
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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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