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Page 77
... causes them to appear , or , as he styles it , come into evidence , that is to exist
, every one in it's time , and according to its destiny . 169. This pure fire , ¿ther ,
or substance of light , was accounted in itself invisible and imperceptible to all our
...
... causes them to appear , or , as he styles it , come into evidence , that is to exist
, every one in it's time , and according to its destiny . 169. This pure fire , ¿ther ,
or substance of light , was accounted in itself invisible and imperceptible to all our
...
Page 98
But wine is pressed from the grape , and fermented by human industry .
Therefore of all ignited juices purely natural , tar ' or resin must in his account be
esteemed the first . ( a ) 37 , 42 , 44 . C 213. The 213. The vivifying luminous
¿ther exists ...
But wine is pressed from the grape , and fermented by human industry .
Therefore of all ignited juices purely natural , tar ' or resin must in his account be
esteemed the first . ( a ) 37 , 42 , 44 . C 213. The 213. The vivifying luminous
¿ther exists ...
Page 99
The vivifying luminous ¿ther exists in all places , even the darkest caverns , as is
evident from hence , that many animals see in those dark places , and that fire
may be kindled in them by the collision or attrition of bodies . · It is also known
that ...
The vivifying luminous ¿ther exists in all places , even the darkest caverns , as is
evident from hence , that many animals see in those dark places , and that fire
may be kindled in them by the collision or attrition of bodies . · It is also known
that ...
Page 117
... Sir Isaac Newton himself attests and subscribes , although he may perhaps
sometimes be thought to forget himself , in his manner of speaking of physical
agents , which in a strict sense are none at all ; and in supposing real forces to
exist in ...
... Sir Isaac Newton himself attests and subscribes , although he may perhaps
sometimes be thought to forget himself , in his manner of speaking of physical
agents , which in a strict sense are none at all ; and in supposing real forces to
exist in ...
Page 120
But in reality , those minute particles are only agited according to certain laws of
nature , by some other agent , wherein the force exists and not in them , which
have only the motion ; which motion in the body moved , the Peripatetics rightly ...
But in reality , those minute particles are only agited according to certain laws of
nature , by some other agent , wherein the force exists and not in them , which
have only the motion ; which motion in the body moved , the Peripatetics rightly ...
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| Title | Siris: a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water. [Another] |
| Author | George Berkeley (bp. of Cloyne.) |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 juuni 2008 |
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