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 15
Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microfcopes ,
have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted
for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment , the ...
Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microfcopes ,
have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted
for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment , the ...
Page 16
A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be considered as an
organised system of tubes and vessels , containing several sorts of Auids . And
as Auids are moved through the vessels of animal bodies , by the systole and
diastole ...
A body , therefore , either animal or vegetable , may be considered as an
organised system of tubes and vessels , containing several sorts of Auids . And
as Auids are moved through the vessels of animal bodies , by the systole and
diastole ...
Page 17
It is an opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in
animals : that it ascends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are
inofculated other vessels of the bark answering to veins , which bring back to the
...
It is an opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in
animals : that it ascends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are
inofculated other vessels of the bark answering to veins , which bring back to the
...
Page 18
... circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries , and thence
returning , by inofculations , through the veins or bark vessels to the root or
lacteals again , is in no fort conformable or analogous to the circulation of the
blood .
... circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries , and thence
returning , by inofculations , through the veins or bark vessels to the root or
lacteals again , is in no fort conformable or analogous to the circulation of the
blood .
Page 19
... those that are proper being drawn in , through the fine vessels of the leaves ,
branches , and item of the tree , undergo in its various organs , new alterations ,
secretions , and digestions , till such time as they assume the most elaborate form
.
... those that are proper being drawn in , through the fine vessels of the leaves ,
branches , and item of the tree , undergo in its various organs , new alterations ,
secretions , and digestions , till such time as they assume the most elaborate form
.
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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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