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 64
... elastic and reftlefs element operate without ceafing , on all things that have life , whether animal or vegetable , keeping their fibres , veffels , and fluids in a motion always changing ; as heat , cold , moisture , dryness , and ...
... elastic and reftlefs element operate without ceafing , on all things that have life , whether animal or vegetable , keeping their fibres , veffels , and fluids in a motion always changing ; as heat , cold , moisture , dryness , and ...
Page 66
... elastic fluid pro- motes all fecretions : it's ofcillations keep every part in motion it pervades and actuates the whole ani- mal fyftem , producing great variety of effects , and even oppofite in different parts , cooling at the fame ...
... elastic fluid pro- motes all fecretions : it's ofcillations keep every part in motion it pervades and actuates the whole ani- mal fyftem , producing great variety of effects , and even oppofite in different parts , cooling at the fame ...
Page 68
... elastic air may be doubted , there being many things which feem to rob the air of this quality , or at leaft leffen and fufpend it's exertion . The falts and fulphurs , for instance , that float in the air abate much of it's elafticity ...
... elastic air may be doubted , there being many things which feem to rob the air of this quality , or at leaft leffen and fufpend it's exertion . The falts and fulphurs , for instance , that float in the air abate much of it's elafticity ...
Page 69
... elasticity is less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is no fuch thing as a pure fim- ple element ...
... elasticity is less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is no fuch thing as a pure fim- ple element ...
Page 70
... elastic of all bodies , feems to pervade and expand it felf throughout the whole univerfe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible fire that is the first natural mover or spring , from ...
... elastic of all bodies , feems to pervade and expand it felf throughout the whole univerfe . If air be the immediate agent or inftru- ment in natural things , it is the pure invifible fire that is the first natural mover or spring , from ...
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abfolute acid æther ætherial againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic elaſtic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem fir Ifaac Newton firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout 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 pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refides refin ſeems ſpace ſpecific tar-water thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe τὸ