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Page 63
It should seem rather , that the vehement attraction which Sir Isaac Newton
attributes to all acids , whereby he fuppofeth them to rush towards , penetrate ,
shake , and divide the most folid bodies , and to ferment the liquid of vegetables ,
could ...
It should seem rather , that the vehement attraction which Sir Isaac Newton
attributes to all acids , whereby he fuppofeth them to rush towards , penetrate ,
shake , and divide the most folid bodies , and to ferment the liquid of vegetables ,
could ...
Page 74
The different modes of coh¿sion , attraction , repulsion and motion , appear to be
the source from whence the specific properties are derived , rather than different
shapes or figures . This , as hath been already observed , seems confirmed by ...
The different modes of coh¿sion , attraction , repulsion and motion , appear to be
the source from whence the specific properties are derived , rather than different
shapes or figures . This , as hath been already observed , seems confirmed by ...
Page 104
But in the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton , the fits ( as they are called ) of easy
transmission and reflexion , feem as well accounted for by vibrations excited in
bodies by the rays of light , and the refraction of light by the attraction of bodies .
But in the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton , the fits ( as they are called ) of easy
transmission and reflexion , feem as well accounted for by vibrations excited in
bodies by the rays of light , and the refraction of light by the attraction of bodies .
Page 116
... Nature seems better known and explained by attractions and repulsions , than
by those other mechanical principles of ... particles and general laws of morion
can never explain the secretions without the help of attraction , obscure perhaps
...
... Nature seems better known and explained by attractions and repulsions , than
by those other mechanical principles of ... particles and general laws of morion
can never explain the secretions without the help of attraction , obscure perhaps
...
Page 117
The laws of attraction and repulsion were in many instances discovered , and first
discovered , by him . He Thewed their general extent , and therewith , as with a
key , opened several deep secrets of nature , in the knowledge whereof he ...
The laws of attraction and repulsion were in many instances discovered , and first
discovered , by him . He Thewed their general extent , and therewith , as with a
key , opened several deep secrets of nature , in the knowledge whereof he ...
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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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