An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth: With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth. Also an Examination of the Reflections on the Theory of the Earth, and a Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New TheoryH. Clements, 1734 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 31
... cruft , within whofe bow- els the waters were fhut up , to be a habitable earth , knowing well that neither man nor beaft could live long without water . But he made the cruft firft broken , and the waters flow out , before he plac'd ...
... cruft , within whofe bow- els the waters were fhut up , to be a habitable earth , knowing well that neither man nor beaft could live long without water . But he made the cruft firft broken , and the waters flow out , before he plac'd ...
Pagina 32
... cruft . For if it were not , fays he , for the oily liquor which fwims upon the furface of the Abyfs , the particles of earth which fell thro ' the air had funk to the bottom , and had never form- ed the exterior Orb of earth . But ...
... cruft . For if it were not , fays he , for the oily liquor which fwims upon the furface of the Abyfs , the particles of earth which fell thro ' the air had funk to the bottom , and had never form- ed the exterior Orb of earth . But ...
Pagina 35
... Cruft , not only upon the account of their greater gravity , which the Theorist acknow- ledges , and is alfo plain by experience , com- mon earth being near twice as heavy as wa- ter ; but alfo upon the account of the great force by ...
... Cruft , not only upon the account of their greater gravity , which the Theorist acknow- ledges , and is alfo plain by experience , com- mon earth being near twice as heavy as wa- ter ; but alfo upon the account of the great force by ...
Pagina 73
... cruft thereof , and its heat had reacht the great abyfs which the Theorist muft needs own will require a very confiderable space of time , one would think it would be feveral hundreds of years before the Suns heat could perform fuch an ...
... cruft thereof , and its heat had reacht the great abyfs which the Theorist muft needs own will require a very confiderable space of time , one would think it would be feveral hundreds of years before the Suns heat could perform fuch an ...
Pagina 75
... cruft of the An- tediluvian earth were but of the fame bignefs with our now dry land , it would have but one five thousandth part of the water to furnish it , that our prefent earth has ; but be- caufe according to the Theorift , the ...
... cruft of the An- tediluvian earth were but of the fame bignefs with our now dry land , it would have but one five thousandth part of the water to furnish it , that our prefent earth has ; but be- caufe according to the Theorift , the ...
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abfolutely Abyfs Abyſs afcend affertion alfo anfwer Antediluvian arife Atmoſphere attraction Axis becauſe Bodies cafe caufes cauſe Center centrifugal force Chaos Comet confequently confiderable Cruft Cycloids defcend defcribe defign Deluge demonftrated Diameter diftance diurnal motion diurnal rotation eafily Ecliptick endeavour equal Equator faid falfe fall fame fays fecond feems felf fenfe feven fhew fhould fiffures Figure fince firft fluid fmall folid fome fpace fpeak fquare ftill ftrange fuch fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fure furface fwim gravity greateft heat Hiftory Hypothefis impoffible laft leaft lefs luge matter miles Mofes moft motion Mountains move muft muſt nature neceffary Obfervations Ocean pafs Philofophers plain Planets pofe poffible pofition Poles prefent preffed preffure Primitive Earth principles proportion quantity raife raiſed reafon refiftance reft reprefent rife Rivers Spheroid Syftem thefe themſelves thence Theorift Theory theſe thing thofe thro tion univerfal vapours Weft weight Whifton whofe