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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IM N certain parts of America , tar - water is made by putting a quart of cold water
to a quart of tar , and stirring them well together in a vessel , which is left standing
till the tar sinks to the bottom . A glass of clear water being poured off for a ...
IM N certain parts of America , tar - water is made by putting a quart of cold water
to a quart of tar , and stirring them well together in a vessel , which is left standing
till the tar sinks to the bottom . A glass of clear water being poured off for a ...
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From the manner of procuring tar ( a ) it plainly appears to be a natural production
, lodged in the vessels of the tree , whence it is only freed and let loose ( not
made ) by burning . If we may believe Pliny , the first running or tar was called ...
From the manner of procuring tar ( a ) it plainly appears to be a natural production
, lodged in the vessels of the tree , whence it is only freed and let loose ( not
made ) by burning . If we may believe Pliny , the first running or tar was called ...
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Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microscopes ,
have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted
for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment , the ...
Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microscopes ,
have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted
for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment , the ...
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A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be considered as an
organised system of tubes and vessels , containing feveral sorts of Auids . And as
fluids are moved through the vessels of animal bodies , by the systole and
diastole of ...
A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be considered as an
organised system of tubes and vessels , containing feveral sorts of Auids . And as
fluids are moved through the vessels of animal bodies , by the systole and
diastole of ...
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... into which are inofculated other vessels of the bark answering to veins , which
bring back to the root the remainder of ... over and above what had been
deposited , during it's ascent by the arterial vessels , and secreted for the several
uses of ...
... into which are inofculated other vessels of the bark answering to veins , which
bring back to the root the remainder of ... over and above what had been
deposited , during it's ascent by the arterial vessels , and secreted for the several
uses of ...
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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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