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And indeed , there seemeth to be no acid more gentle than this , obtained by the
simple affusion of cold water ; which carries off from the subject the most light and
subcile parts , and , if one may so speak , the very flower of it ' s specific ...
And indeed , there seemeth to be no acid more gentle than this , obtained by the
simple affusion of cold water ; which carries off from the subject the most light and
subcile parts , and , if one may so speak , the very flower of it ' s specific ...
Page 51
It is much to be lamented that our Infulars , who act and think so much for
themselves , should yet , from grossness of air and diet , grow stupid or doat
sooner than other people , who , by virtue of elastic air , water - drinking , and
light food ...
It is much to be lamented that our Infulars , who act and think so much for
themselves , should yet , from grossness of air and diet , grow stupid or doat
sooner than other people , who , by virtue of elastic air , water - drinking , and
light food ...
Page 89
And are we not obo . liged to suppose , that light separated by the attracting and
repelling powers in the strainers , ducts , and pores of those bodies , forms
several distinct kinds of sulphur , all which , before such feparation , were lost and
...
And are we not obo . liged to suppose , that light separated by the attracting and
repelling powers in the strainers , ducts , and pores of those bodies , forms
several distinct kinds of sulphur , all which , before such feparation , were lost and
...
Page 90
It is also observed , that urine produceth no phosphorus , unless it be long
exposed to the solar light . From all which it may be concluded , that bodies
attract and fix the light ; whence it should seem , as some have observed , that fire
without ...
It is also observed , that urine produceth no phosphorus , unless it be long
exposed to the solar light . From all which it may be concluded , that bodies
attract and fix the light ; whence it should seem , as some have observed , that fire
without ...
Page 95
And yet it hath sometimes become visible on divers persons , of which there are
undoubted instances . This is Dr . Willis ' s notion : and perhaps there may be
some truth in this , if it be fo understood , as that light or fire might indeed
constitute ...
And yet it hath sometimes become visible on divers persons , of which there are
undoubted instances . This is Dr . Willis ' s notion : and perhaps there may be
some truth in this , if it be fo understood , as that light or fire might indeed
constitute ...
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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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