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 18
... ftill more and more elaborate . 36. There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addeth to the force of fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant action of the fun upon the ...
... ftill more and more elaborate . 36. There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addeth to the force of fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant action of the fun upon the ...
Page 22
... ftill with a kindly gentle heat . This fragrant vegetable water is poffcffed of the fpecific odour and tafte of the plant . It is remarked that diftilled oils added to water for counterfeiting the vegetable water can never equal it ...
... ftill with a kindly gentle heat . This fragrant vegetable water is poffcffed of the fpecific odour and tafte of the plant . It is remarked that diftilled oils added to water for counterfeiting the vegetable water can never equal it ...
Page 35
... ftill think it cannot cool . The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther confidered , that , as on the one hand , oppofite caufes do fometimes produce the fame effect , for inftance , heat by rarefaction and cold ...
... ftill think it cannot cool . The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther confidered , that , as on the one hand , oppofite caufes do fometimes produce the fame effect , for inftance , heat by rarefaction and cold ...
Page 89
... ftill fhew itself to be fire . Lead , tin , or regulus of antimony , being exposed to the fire of a burning glafs , though they lofe much in fmoak and fteam , are nevertheless found to be confiderably increased in weight , which proves ...
... ftill fhew itself to be fire . Lead , tin , or regulus of antimony , being exposed to the fire of a burning glafs , though they lofe much in fmoak and fteam , are nevertheless found to be confiderably increased in weight , which proves ...
Page 105
... ftill fmaller and more moveable parts . Light or fire feems the fame with æther , So the ancients understood , and fo the Greek word implies . It pervades all things ( a ) , is every where prefent . And this fame fubtil medium ac ...
... ftill fmaller and more moveable parts . Light or fire feems the fame with æther , So the ancients understood , and fo the Greek word implies . It pervades all things ( a ) , is every where prefent . And this fame fubtil medium ac ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute diffolved diftempers diftinct diſorders diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem firft firſt folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill 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 light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent principle produce produceth pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe