Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 100
... æther , from effential oils and odoriferous waters , without any fenfible diminution of the fubject . 216. As different kinds of fecreted light or fire produce different effences , virtues , or specific pro- perties , fo alfo different ...
... æther , from effential oils and odoriferous waters , without any fenfible diminution of the fubject . 216. As different kinds of fecreted light or fire produce different effences , virtues , or specific pro- perties , fo alfo different ...
Page 103
... æther . He fuppofeth it to be more fubtil in its nature , and more fwift in its motion , than light , freely to pervade all bodies , and by its immenfe elafticity to be expanded throughout all the hea- vens . Its denfity is fuppofed ...
... æther . He fuppofeth it to be more fubtil in its nature , and more fwift in its motion , than light , freely to pervade all bodies , and by its immenfe elafticity to be expanded throughout all the hea- vens . Its denfity is fuppofed ...
Page 104
... æther , together with the various attractions themselves . 225. But in the philofophy of Sir Isaac Newton , the fits ( as they are called ) of eafy tranfmiffion and reflexion , feem as well accounted for by vibrations excited in bodies ...
... æther , together with the various attractions themselves . 225. But in the philofophy of Sir Isaac Newton , the fits ( as they are called ) of eafy tranfmiffion and reflexion , feem as well accounted for by vibrations excited in bodies ...
Page 105
... æther or elaftic fluid . The elafticity of which fluid is fup- pofed to depend upon , to be defined and measured by it's denfity ; and this by the quantity of mat- ter in one particle , multiplied by the number of particles contained in ...
... æther or elaftic fluid . The elafticity of which fluid is fup- pofed to depend upon , to be defined and measured by it's denfity ; and this by the quantity of mat- ter in one particle , multiplied by the number of particles contained in ...
Page 106
... æther is fire ; and if fire , light . We are not therefore obliged to admit a new medium diftinct from light , and of a finer and more exquifite fubftance , for the explication of phænomena , which appear to be as well explained without ...
... æther is fire ; and if fire , light . We are not therefore obliged to admit a new medium diftinct from light , and of a finer and more exquifite fubftance , for the explication of phænomena , which appear to be as well explained without ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal alfo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects effence elaftic Ennead exift fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould feem firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved pafs Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent preferve principle Proclus produce pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe