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 96
... object is not feen , fo it is not neceffary that rays from every fuch point arrive at the eye . We often fee ( a ) 169 , 192 , 193 . 1 an an object , though more dimly , when many rays ( 96 )
... object is not feen , fo it is not neceffary that rays from every fuch point arrive at the eye . We often fee ( a ) 169 , 192 , 193 . 1 an an object , though more dimly , when many rays ( 96 )
Page 97
... object , though more dimly , when many rays . are intercepted by a grofs medium . 209. Befides , we may fuppofe the particles of light to be indefinitely fmall , that is , as fmall as we please , and their aggregate to bear as fmall a ...
... object , though more dimly , when many rays . are intercepted by a grofs medium . 209. Befides , we may fuppofe the particles of light to be indefinitely fmall , that is , as fmall as we please , and their aggregate to bear as fmall a ...
Page 114
... objects . Which is the fame thing as to fay with Sir Ifaac Newton , that the particles of acids are endued with great attractive force ( m ) , wherein their activity confifts ; whence fermentation and diffolution ; and that the most ...
... objects . Which is the fame thing as to fay with Sir Ifaac Newton , that the particles of acids are endued with great attractive force ( m ) , wherein their activity confifts ; whence fermentation and diffolution ; and that the most ...
Page 123
... object to be moved by habit which understands not ; it being evident , that what is done by rule muft proceed from fomething that understands the rule ; therefore , if not from the musician himself , from fome other active intelligence ...
... object to be moved by habit which understands not ; it being evident , that what is done by rule muft proceed from fomething that understands the rule ; therefore , if not from the musician himself , from fome other active intelligence ...
Page 126
... objects of fenfe nor imaginati- on ; and that intellect and reafon are alone the fure guides to truth . 165. The fuccefsful curiofity of the prefent age , in arts and experiments and new fyftems , is apt to plate men , and make them ...
... objects of fenfe nor imaginati- on ; and that intellect and reafon are alone the fure guides to truth . 165. The fuccefsful curiofity of the prefent age , in arts and experiments and new fyftems , is apt to plate men , and make them ...
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