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 oyl and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that confequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the fa ponaceous
nature of the acid vegetable fpirits , is what renders them so diuretic , fudorific ...
It is granted , that oyl and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that confequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the fa ponaceous
nature of the acid vegetable fpirits , is what renders them so diuretic , fudorific ...
Page 59
That volatile acid in vegetables , which relists putrefaction , and is their great
preservative , is decained in a subtile oil ... The mild native acids are observed
more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic bodies , than
the ...
That volatile acid in vegetables , which relists putrefaction , and is their great
preservative , is decained in a subtile oil ... The mild native acids are observed
more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic bodies , than
the ...
Page 61
Hence also it appears , why the dividing of earth , so as to enlarge it's surface ,
whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of such ufe in promoting
vegetation . And why alhes , lime , and burnt clay are found fo profitable manures
, fire ...
Hence also it appears , why the dividing of earth , so as to enlarge it's surface ,
whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of such ufe in promoting
vegetation . And why alhes , lime , and burnt clay are found fo profitable manures
, fire ...
Page 62
Salts , according to fir Isaac Newton , are dry earth and watery acid united by
attraction , the acid rendering them soluble in water ( f ) . He fupposeth the watry
acid to flow round the terreftrial part , as the ocean doth round the earth , being ...
Salts , according to fir Isaac Newton , are dry earth and watery acid united by
attraction , the acid rendering them soluble in water ( f ) . He fupposeth the watry
acid to flow round the terreftrial part , as the ocean doth round the earth , being ...
Page 63
It fhould seem rather , that the vehement attraction which Sir Isaac Newton
attributes to all acids , whereby he ... Sir Isaac Newton accounts for the watery
acids making earthy corpuscles soluble in water , by supposing the acid to be a
mean ...
It fhould seem rather , that the vehement attraction which Sir Isaac Newton
attributes to all acids , whereby he ... Sir Isaac Newton accounts for the watery
acids making earthy corpuscles soluble in water , by supposing the acid to be a
mean ...
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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 | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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