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 - 174 pages |
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This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the most subtile and elastic of all bodies , seems to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or instrument in natural things , it is the pure ...
This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the most subtile and elastic of all bodies , seems to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or instrument in natural things , it is the pure ...
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And that the inferior instrumental cause is pure ¿ther , fire , or the substance of light ( c ) which is applied and determined by an infinite mind in the macrocosm or universe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ...
And that the inferior instrumental cause is pure ¿ther , fire , or the substance of light ( c ) which is applied and determined by an infinite mind in the macrocosm or universe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ...
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The same máy be said of pure fire , or the spirit of the universe , which is perceived only by means of loine other bodies , on which it operates , or with which it is joined . What the chemists say , of pure acids being never found ...
The same máy be said of pure fire , or the spirit of the universe , which is perceived only by means of loine other bodies , on which it operates , or with which it is joined . What the chemists say , of pure acids being never found ...
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The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and should return to fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole universe ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and ...
The Stoics also taught , that all substance was originally fire , and should return to fire : that an active subtile fire was diffused or expanded throughout the whole universe ; the several parts whereof were produced , sustained , and ...
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... doch actuate and pervade the universe . 168. If we may credit Plutarch , Empedocles thought ¿ther or heat to be Jupiter . ¯ther by the ancient philosophers was used to signify promiscuously sometimes fire and sometimes air .
... doch actuate and pervade the universe . 168. If we may credit Plutarch , Empedocles thought ¿ther or heat to be Jupiter . ¯ther by the ancient philosophers was used to signify promiscuously sometimes fire and sometimes air .
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| Pealkiri | 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 |
| Autor | George Berkeley |
| Contributors | 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 | 174 pages |
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