Dissertations on the Progress of KnowledgeArno Press, 1975 - 477 pagina's |
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... bodies , again , the natural motion was circular and uniform , eternal in its course , but perpetually varying in its direction . Thus , by the distinction between natural and violent motion among the bodies of the earth , and the ...
... bodies , again , the natural motion was circular and uniform , eternal in its course , but perpetually varying in its direction . Thus , by the distinction between natural and violent motion among the bodies of the earth , and the ...
Pagina 55
... bodies is nearly proportional to their density , with the exception of those which contain much inflammable matter in their composition , or sulphur as it was then called , which is always accompanied with an increase of refracting ...
... bodies is nearly proportional to their density , with the exception of those which contain much inflammable matter in their composition , or sulphur as it was then called , which is always accompanied with an increase of refracting ...
Pagina 64
... bodies of the universe act only on those bodies ? Did it reside merely in their centres , or was it a force common to all the particles of matter ? Was it a fact that every particle of matter had a tendency to unite with every other ...
... bodies of the universe act only on those bodies ? Did it reside merely in their centres , or was it a force common to all the particles of matter ? Was it a fact that every particle of matter had a tendency to unite with every other ...
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