Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... 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 . 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 . 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 small as we please , and their aggregate to bear as small 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 small as we please , and their aggregate to bear as small 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 moft ...
... 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 moft ...
Page 123
... object to be moved by habit which understands not ; it being evident , that what is done by rule must 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 must 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 . 265. The successful curiofity of the prefent age , in arts and experiments and new fyftems , is apt to elate men , and make them ...
... objects of fenfe nor imaginati- on ; and that intellect and reafon are alone the fure guides to truth . 265. The successful curiofity of the prefent age , in arts and experiments and new fyftems , is apt to elate men , and make them ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit anſwer Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe beſt blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt foap folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout greateſt groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refiding 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