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 32
... he had ob- ferved that small duft , tho ' fpecifically heavier than oil , yet being thrown upon it , it did not fink , and therefore he concluded , that a great deal deal of it , if caft upon the Surface of 32 An Examination.
... he had ob- ferved that small duft , tho ' fpecifically heavier than oil , yet being thrown upon it , it did not fink , and therefore he concluded , that a great deal deal of it , if caft upon the Surface of 32 An Examination.
Pagina 33
... Surface of oil , after the fame manner , would riot defcend , but form a folid concrete fubftance upon the fur- face of the oil . But this confequence will foon appear to be falfe , if we confider the true reason why fome bodies , tho ...
... Surface of oil , after the fame manner , would riot defcend , but form a folid concrete fubftance upon the fur- face of the oil . But this confequence will foon appear to be falfe , if we confider the true reason why fome bodies , tho ...
Pagina 34
... , but also carry down with them , and condenfe whatsoever bodies they met in their way or found fwimming upon the surface of the oil . Now that the force force of a defcending body is fo great as to 34 An Examination.
... , but also carry down with them , and condenfe whatsoever bodies they met in their way or found fwimming upon the surface of the oil . Now that the force force of a defcending body is fo great as to 34 An Examination.
Pagina 75
... surface of Land ; that is , in a Country , as big as the Iland of Britain , there would not be fo much as one River , nor fo much rain in a year as does now fall in one day . We fee therefore how well the Theorist has watered his ...
... surface of Land ; that is , in a Country , as big as the Iland of Britain , there would not be fo much as one River , nor fo much rain in a year as does now fall in one day . We fee therefore how well the Theorist has watered his ...
Pagina 102
... surface of the Earth , fince it is the known property of a sphere that they must be fo , but I have al- ready fhewed that it is not fo in the Earth , and therefore it is plain that the Earth is not a Sphere . That therefore I may ...
... surface of the Earth , fince it is the known property of a sphere that they must be fo , but I have al- ready fhewed that it is not fo in the Earth , and therefore it is plain that the Earth is not a Sphere . That therefore I may ...
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