Lectures in Natural Philosophy: Designed, to be a Foundation, for Reasoning Pertinently, Upon the Petrifications, Gems, Crystals, and Sanative Quality of Lough Neagh in Ireland; and Intended to be an Introduction, to the Natural History of Several Counties Contiguous to that Lake, Particularly ... Ardmagh. By Richard Barton, ...author, 1751 - 185 pages |
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... FIRE , AIR , EARTH , and WATER ; taking the elements not for primordial matter , but larger maffes of natural bodies . For the nature of things is fo laid out , as to form a very large quantity or mafs , of certain bodies in the ...
... FIRE , AIR , EARTH , and WATER ; taking the elements not for primordial matter , but larger maffes of natural bodies . For the nature of things is fo laid out , as to form a very large quantity or mafs , of certain bodies in the ...
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... fire , water , and earth , although the philofopher by chymical proceffes may torture them , and himself , fo See also Analogy of Divine Wisdom , & c .. ( b ) Introduction to Nat . Phil . Lectur . 8 . part 1. published by the Author ...
... fire , water , and earth , although the philofopher by chymical proceffes may torture them , and himself , fo See also Analogy of Divine Wisdom , & c .. ( b ) Introduction to Nat . Phil . Lectur . 8 . part 1. published by the Author ...
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... fire , in the mind of every perfon ; but an adequate idea of it , as being truly a mixt body , con- fifting of the pure original element of water , together with air , earth , and fire , in certain proportions , is not as often in the ...
... fire , in the mind of every perfon ; but an adequate idea of it , as being truly a mixt body , con- fifting of the pure original element of water , together with air , earth , and fire , in certain proportions , is not as often in the ...
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... fire . It may also be proved abundantly that it has fire in it , by its being neceffary to the fupport of fire , which alfo is ever known to increase with the admiffion of the fresh air , provided the quantity be not fo great as to ...
... fire . It may also be proved abundantly that it has fire in it , by its being neceffary to the fupport of fire , which alfo is ever known to increase with the admiffion of the fresh air , provided the quantity be not fo great as to ...
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... fire . But it may also be proved abundantly to have fire : Because almost all hard earth will upon collifion with other hard bodies emit fire . It may also be proved abundantly to have air , because many hard and denfe bodies applied to ...
... fire . But it may also be proved abundantly to have fire : Because almost all hard earth will upon collifion with other hard bodies emit fire . It may also be proved abundantly to have air , because many hard and denfe bodies applied to ...
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alfo almoſt alſo anſwer appearance arifing bafin becauſe bodies cafe caufe cauſe cloſe colour confequently confiderable cryſtalline Cryſtals defcribed defign demonftrated divifion earth effluvia faid fame fand fection feems feven feveral fhall fhews fhore fhould fide fimilar fince fire firft firſt fluid fmall fmell folid fome fometimes fpecifically fpecimen fpring ftill ftone ftony ftrata ftratum fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe furface Gems Glenevy Hiftory increaſe increaſe of furface Inquirer intire Ireland itſelf John Efq kind lake leaſt lecture lefs Lough Neagh maffes mafs maſs matter mixt moft moſt motion muſt nature neceffary Number obferved occafion paffing particles perfons perhaps petrefied petrifications phænomena phænomenon philofopher poliſhed pores pound weight prefent preferved preffure PROPOSITION purpoſe quæ quantity quod raiſed reafon refpect river ſhall ſmall ſpace ſtone thefe theſe things thofe thoſe univerfal uſe vapour whofe whoſe wood
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Page i - Lectures in natural philosophy, designed to be a foundation for reasoning pertinently, upon the petrifactions, gems, crystals, and sanative quality of Lough Neagh in Ireland ; and intended to be an introduction to the natural history of several counties contiguous to that lake, particularly the county of Armagh.
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