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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... appear to any who will be at the pains to examin either the Ancient or Modern Philofophers . To begin with the Ancients . Which of the Poets did ever maintain fo ridiculous an opinion , as that it is impoffible for Bodies to move ? And ...
... appear to any who will be at the pains to examin either the Ancient or Modern Philofophers . To begin with the Ancients . Which of the Poets did ever maintain fo ridiculous an opinion , as that it is impoffible for Bodies to move ? And ...
Pagina 3
... appears to us through its mouth , as by a pipe that is burning . And Anaximenes faid that when the Sun was eclipf- ed , the fiery mouth of it was stopp'd and hinder'd from perfpiration . Heraclitus tells us that the eclipfe of the Sun ...
... appears to us through its mouth , as by a pipe that is burning . And Anaximenes faid that when the Sun was eclipf- ed , the fiery mouth of it was stopp'd and hinder'd from perfpiration . Heraclitus tells us that the eclipfe of the Sun ...
Pagina 4
... appear to us to be , and for any thing that he knew to the contrary , the Stars might be kindled in the Eaft Quarter and extinguished in the Weft , or that there might be a new production of Stars every day , fo that every day there ...
... appear to us to be , and for any thing that he knew to the contrary , the Stars might be kindled in the Eaft Quarter and extinguished in the Weft , or that there might be a new production of Stars every day , fo that every day there ...
Pagina 15
... as often in her Apogeons at new and full Moon , as the is in her Perigeons at that time , tho ' it feldom happens at the lunations that he is exactly in either . By X By this it may fufficiently enough appear , that The Introduction . 15.
... as often in her Apogeons at new and full Moon , as the is in her Perigeons at that time , tho ' it feldom happens at the lunations that he is exactly in either . By X By this it may fufficiently enough appear , that The Introduction . 15.
Pagina 16
... appear , that the most ingenious thoughts in the Carte- fian Philofophy , are falfe , and difagreeable to nature , which I have fhew'd not only because the Philofophers of that fect have pretended to fo very great things , as to give a ...
... appear , that the most ingenious thoughts in the Carte- fian Philofophy , are falfe , and difagreeable to nature , which I have fhew'd not only because the Philofophers of that fect have pretended to fo very great things , as to give a ...
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abfolutely Abyfs Abyſs afferts againſt alfo alſo anſwer Antediluvian arife Atmoſphere attraction Axis becauſe Bodies cafe caufes cauſe Center centrifugal force Comet confequently confiderable Cruft Cycloids defcend defcribe defign Deluge demonftrated Diameter diſtance diurnal motion diurnal rotation eafily Ecliptick endeavour equal Equator faid falfe fall fame fays fecond feems felf fenfe fhew fhould fiffures Figure fince firft fluid fmall folid fome fquare ftill fuch fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fure furface gravity greateſt heat himſelf Hypothefis impoffible increaſe leaft leaſt lefs luge matter miles Mofes moft moſt motion Mountains move muft muſt nature neceffary obferved Ocean paffed Philofophers plain Planets poffible pofition Poles prefent preffed preffure Primitive Earth proportion purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon refiftance reft reprefent rife Rivers ſeems ſpace Spheroid ſuppoſe thefe themſelves thence Theorift Theory theſe thing thofe thoſe thro tion underſtand univerfal uſe vapours Weft weight Whifton whofe