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Page 14
... eafy even for the skilful to distinguish the trees by their leaves , and know their
sexes and kinds ; and that difficulty is since much encreased , by the difcovery of
many new species of that evergreen tribe , growing in various parts of the globe .
... eafy even for the skilful to distinguish the trees by their leaves , and know their
sexes and kinds ; and that difficulty is since much encreased , by the difcovery of
many new species of that evergreen tribe , growing in various parts of the globe .
Page 16
... same plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the
same foil , by various fpecies of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an
endless variety , as to the texture of their absorbent vefsels and fe . ! cretory ducts
.
... same plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the
same foil , by various fpecies of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an
endless variety , as to the texture of their absorbent vefsels and fe . ! cretory ducts
.
Page 18
There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addech to the force of
fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant
action of the fun upon the elements of air , earth , and water , and on all sorts of
mixed ...
There is therefore no chemistry like that of nature , which addech to the force of
fire , the most delicate , various , and artificial percolation ( b ) . The inceffant
action of the fun upon the elements of air , earth , and water , and on all sorts of
mixed ...
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and spirits of all the bodies we know : " from which general aggregate or mass ,
those that are proper being drawn in , through the fine veffels of the leaves ,
branches , and item of the tree , undergo in it's various organs , new alterations ...
and spirits of all the bodies we know : " from which general aggregate or mass ,
those that are proper being drawn in , through the fine veffels of the leaves ,
branches , and item of the tree , undergo in it's various organs , new alterations ...
Page 21
And it is thought , that each particular down , being originally imbued with it's own
proper juice , attracts none but that fort ; by which means to many various juices
are secreted in different parts of the body . And perhaps there may be something
...
And it is thought , that each particular down , being originally imbued with it's own
proper juice , attracts none but that fort ; by which means to many various juices
are secreted in different parts of the body . And perhaps there may be something
...
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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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