Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... æther , light , or the vital fpirit of the world ; in like manner as the particles of antimony , of them- felves not volatile , are carried off in fublimation and rendered volatile , by cohering with the par- ticles of fal ammoniac ...
... æther , light , or the vital fpirit of the world ; in like manner as the particles of antimony , of them- felves not volatile , are carried off in fublimation and rendered volatile , by cohering with the par- ticles of fal ammoniac ...
Page 69
... Æther , fire , or fpirit being attracted and clogged by heterogeneous particles becometh lefs active ; and the particles cohering with thofe of æther , become more active than before . Air there- fore is a mafs of various particles ...
... Æther , fire , or fpirit being attracted and clogged by heterogeneous particles becometh lefs active ; and the particles cohering with thofe of æther , become more active than before . Air there- fore is a mafs of various particles ...
Page 70
... æther or pure invifible fire , the moft fubtile and elaftic of all bodies , feems to pervade and expand it felf throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible ...
... æther or pure invifible fire , the moft fubtile and elaftic of all bodies , feems to pervade and expand it felf throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible ...
Page 71
... æther , fire , or the fubftance of light ( c ) which is applied and de- termined by an infinite mind in the macrocofm or univerfe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ; as it is in the microcofm , with limited power ...
... æther , fire , or the fubftance of light ( c ) which is applied and de- termined by an infinite mind in the macrocofm or univerfe , with unlimited power , and according to stated rules ; as it is in the microcofm , with limited power ...
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... æther or invifible fire contains parts of different kinds , that are impreffed with different forces , or fubjected to different laws of motion , attraction , repulfion and expansion , and endued with divers diftinct habitudes towards ...
... æther or invifible fire contains parts of different kinds , that are impreffed with different forces , or fubjected to different laws of motion , attraction , repulfion and expansion , and endued with divers diftinct habitudes towards ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit anſwer Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe beſt blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt foap folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout greateſt groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refiding ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe