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 28
It is granted , that oil and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that consequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the
saponaceous nature of the acid vegetable spirits , is what renders them so
diuretic ; sudorific ...
It is granted , that oil and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that consequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the
saponaceous nature of the acid vegetable spirits , is what renders them so
diuretic ; sudorific ...
Page 77
... causes them to appear , or , as he styles it , come into evidence , that is to exist
, every one in it ' s time , and according to its destiny . " 169 . This pure fire , ¿ther
, or substance of light , was accounted in itself invisible and imperceptible to all ...
... causes them to appear , or , as he styles it , come into evidence , that is to exist
, every one in it ' s time , and according to its destiny . " 169 . This pure fire , ¿ther
, or substance of light , was accounted in itself invisible and imperceptible to all ...
Page 98
But wine is pressed from the grape , and fermented by human industry .
Therefore of all ignited juices purely natural , tar or resin must in his account be
esteemed the first . fa ) 37 , 42 , 44 . : 213 . The 213 . The vivifying luminous ¿ther
exists in ...
But wine is pressed from the grape , and fermented by human industry .
Therefore of all ignited juices purely natural , tar or resin must in his account be
esteemed the first . fa ) 37 , 42 , 44 . : 213 . The 213 . The vivifying luminous ¿ther
exists in ...
Page 99
The vivifying luminous ¿ther exists in all places , even the darkest caverns , as is
evident from hence , that many animals fee in those dark places , and that fire
may be kindled in them by the collision or attrition of bodies . It is also known that
...
The vivifying luminous ¿ther exists in all places , even the darkest caverns , as is
evident from hence , that many animals fee in those dark places , and that fire
may be kindled in them by the collision or attrition of bodies . It is also known that
...
Page 117
... Sir Isaac Newton himself attests and subscribes , although he may perhaps
sometimes be thought to forget himself , in his manner of speaking of phyfical
agents , which in a strict sense are none at all ; and in supposing real forces to
exist in ...
... Sir Isaac Newton himself attests and subscribes , although he may perhaps
sometimes be thought to forget himself , in his manner of speaking of phyfical
agents , which in a strict sense are none at all ; and in supposing real forces to
exist in ...
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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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