Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... light- er than French , nor deeper coloured than Spanish white wine . If a fpirit be not very fenfibly per- ceiv'd on drinking , either the tar muft have been bad , or already us'd , or the tar - water carelessly made . 4. It feemed ...
... light- er than French , nor deeper coloured than Spanish white wine . If a fpirit be not very fenfibly per- ceiv'd on drinking , either the tar muft have been bad , or already us'd , or the tar - water carelessly made . 4. It feemed ...
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... light ; which at the fame time that it heats light ; ( 16 ) circulation of the fap, moving downwards in the ...
... light ; which at the fame time that it heats light ; ( 16 ) circulation of the fap, moving downwards in the ...
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... light ; which at the fame time that it heats , doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmosphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally ...
... light ; which at the fame time that it heats , doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmosphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally ...
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... light , grows ftill more and more elaborate , 36. There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addeth to the force of fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant action of the fun ...
... light , grows ftill more and more elaborate , 36. There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addeth to the force of fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant action of the fun ...
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... light , as much as colours . As in the production of the later , the reflecting powers of the object , fo in that of the former , the attractive and organical powers of the plant co - operate with the fun ( a ) . And as from Sir Ifaac ...
... light , as much as colours . As in the production of the later , the reflecting powers of the object , fo in that of the former , the attractive and organical powers of the plant co - operate with the fun ( a ) . And as from Sir Ifaac ...
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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