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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Page 68
... ¿ther , light , or the vital spirit of the world ; in like manner as the particles of antimony , of themselves not volatile , are carried off in sublimation and rendered volatile , by cohering with the particles of fal ammoniac .
... ¿ther , light , or the vital spirit of the world ; in like manner as the particles of antimony , of themselves not volatile , are carried off in sublimation and rendered volatile , by cohering with the particles of fal ammoniac .
Page 69
Together they compose a medium , whose elasticity is less than that of pure ¿ther , fire , or spirit , in proportion to the quantity of salts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is ...
Together they compose a medium , whose elasticity is less than that of pure ¿ther , fire , or spirit , in proportion to the quantity of salts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is ...
Page 70
This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the moft fubtile and elastic of all bodies , seems to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or inftrument in natural things , it is the pure ...
This ¿ther or pure invisible fire , the moft fubtile and elastic of all bodies , seems to pervade and expand it self throughout the whole universe . If air be the immediate agent or inftrument in natural things , it is the pure ...
Page 71
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 ...
Page 74
The pure ¿ther or invisible fire contains parts of different kinds , that are impressed with different forces , or subjected to different laws of motion , attraction , repulsion and expansion , and endued with divers distinct habitudes ...
The pure ¿ther or invisible fire contains parts of different kinds , that are impressed with different forces , or subjected to different laws of motion , attraction , repulsion and expansion , and endued with divers distinct habitudes ...
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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 | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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