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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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 ...
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 ...
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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 .
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 .
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... 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 . 26.
... 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 . 26.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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