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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ther inquiries , and those on to others remote , perhaps , and speculative , but , I
hope , not altogether useless or unentertaining . " I'm N certain parts of America ,
tar - water is made by putting a quart of cold water to a quart of tar , and stirring ...
ther inquiries , and those on to others remote , perhaps , and speculative , but , I
hope , not altogether useless or unentertaining . " I'm N certain parts of America ,
tar - water is made by putting a quart of cold water to a quart of tar , and stirring ...
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And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar itself is sulphureous , tar -
water muft be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams
contain and acid fpirit , which is in truch a volatile salt . Water is a menftruum that
...
And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar itself is sulphureous , tar -
water muft be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams
contain and acid fpirit , which is in truch a volatile salt . Water is a menftruum that
...
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... where it is found out out of these isands ; in which of late years it is so much
planted and cultivated with so little advantage , while the cedar of Lebanon might
perhaps be raised , with little more Erouble , and much more profit and ornament
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... where it is found out out of these isands ; in which of late years it is so much
planted and cultivated with so little advantage , while the cedar of Lebanon might
perhaps be raised , with little more Erouble , and much more profit and ornament
.
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Jud¿a ; all which perhaps are near of kin , and in their most useful qualities
concur with common tar , especially the Norvegian , which is the most liquid and
best for medicinal uses of any that I have experienced , Those trees that grow on
...
Jud¿a ; all which perhaps are near of kin , and in their most useful qualities
concur with common tar , especially the Norvegian , which is the most liquid and
best for medicinal uses of any that I have experienced , Those trees that grow on
...
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And perhaps some will think it not unreasonable to suppose the mechanism of
plants more curious than even that of animals , if we consider not only the several
juices fecreted by different parts of the same plant , but also , the endless variety ...
And perhaps some will think it not unreasonable to suppose the mechanism of
plants more curious than even that of animals , if we consider not only the several
juices fecreted by different parts of the same plant , but also , the endless variety ...
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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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