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It is observed that acid spirits prove the stronger , by how much the greater
degree of heat is required to raise them . And indeed , there seemeth to be no
acid more gentle than this , obtained by the simple affusion of cold water ; which
carries ...
It is observed that acid spirits prove the stronger , by how much the greater
degree of heat is required to raise them . And indeed , there seemeth to be no
acid more gentle than this , obtained by the simple affusion of cold water ; which
carries ...
Page 28
It is granted , that oil and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that consequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the
saponaceous nature of the acid vegetable spirits , is what renders them so
diuretic , fudorific ...
It is granted , that oil and acid salts combined together exist in vegetables , and
that consequently there are acid soaps as well as alcaline . And the
saponaceous nature of the acid vegetable spirits , is what renders them so
diuretic , fudorific ...
Page 59
That volatile acid in vegetables , which resists putrefraction , and is their great
preservative , is detained in a subtile oil mis ... The mild native acids are
observed more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic
bodies , than ...
That volatile acid in vegetables , which resists putrefraction , and is their great
preservative , is detained in a subtile oil mis ... The mild native acids are
observed more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic
bodies , than ...
Page 61
Hence also it appears , why the dividing of earth , so as to enlarge it ' s surface ,
whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of such use in promoting
vegetation : And why ashes , lime , and burnt clay are found so profitable
manures , fire ...
Hence also it appears , why the dividing of earth , so as to enlarge it ' s surface ,
whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of such use in promoting
vegetation : And why ashes , lime , and burnt clay are found so profitable
manures , fire ...
Page 62
Salts , according to sir Isaac Newton , are dry earth and watery acid united by
attraction , the acid rendering them foluble in water ( f ) . He fupposeth the watry
acid to flow round the terrestrial part , as the ocean doth round the earth , being ...
Salts , according to sir Isaac Newton , are dry earth and watery acid united by
attraction , the acid rendering them foluble in water ( f ) . He fupposeth the watry
acid to flow round the terrestrial part , as the ocean doth round the earth , being ...
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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 |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Reprinted for W. Innys, 1744 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 okt. 2008 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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