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 6
... proportion to the good difpofition of their Organs , fo that in Beafts , that Soul is the principle of the fenfitive and vital functions ; in Men it does not only perform thefe , but alfo all other rational actions , juft as if you ...
... proportion to the good difpofition of their Organs , fo that in Beafts , that Soul is the principle of the fenfitive and vital functions ; in Men it does not only perform thefe , but alfo all other rational actions , juft as if you ...
Pagina 14
... proportion of three to two , which is di- rectly against experience , and obfervation . It is impoffible therefore upon this , and a great many other accounts , which Mr. Newton has fhew'd in his principles , that the earth and the ...
... proportion of three to two , which is di- rectly against experience , and obfervation . It is impoffible therefore upon this , and a great many other accounts , which Mr. Newton has fhew'd in his principles , that the earth and the ...
Pagina 19
... its Poles at least a fortieth part farther diftant from the equator , than if it were perfectly spheri- " Now according to this proportion , C 2 cal . " allowing " allowing the earth to be 7000 miles in " The Introduction . 19.
... its Poles at least a fortieth part farther diftant from the equator , than if it were perfectly spheri- " Now according to this proportion , C 2 cal . " allowing " allowing the earth to be 7000 miles in " The Introduction . 19.
Pagina 21
... proportion to the whole that a point does to a line , for the Mathematicians know that the diameter of the earth is but a point , in re- fpect of its distance from the Sun , and there- fore two lines drawn from the Suns centre to any ...
... proportion to the whole that a point does to a line , for the Mathematicians know that the diameter of the earth is but a point , in re- fpect of its distance from the Sun , and there- fore two lines drawn from the Suns centre to any ...
Pagina 39
... proportion the causes " to the effect , and to fpeak truth , and bring an honest verdict for Nature as well as for " Art ? I defire the Theorist may apply this ex- cellent difcourfe to himself , and confider whe- ther this Argument ...
... proportion the causes " to the effect , and to fpeak truth , and bring an honest verdict for Nature as well as for " Art ? I defire the Theorist may apply this ex- cellent difcourfe to himself , and confider whe- ther this Argument ...
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Pagina 236 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Pagina 237 - God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged ; the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained ; and the waters returned from off the earth continually : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Pagina 236 - And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Pagina 2 - ... quite another law from this ; for the fquares of their periodical times are always as the cubes of their diftances, and therefore fince they do not obferve that law, which of neceffity they muft, if they fwim in a vortex, it is a demonftration that there are no vortices, in which the planets are carried round the fun.
Pagina 236 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Pagina 31 - ... which being once filled, all the overplus of water that comes thither runs over by the lowest place, and breaking out by the sides of the hills forms single springs...
Pagina 17 - Heaven and the earth ; and the earth was without form, and void, and darknefs was upon the face of the deep ; and the fpirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Pagina 30 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Pagina 31 - Valleys between the Ridges of the Hills, and coming to unite, form little Rivulets or Brooks : many of thefe again meeting in one common Valley, and gaining the plain Ground, being grown...