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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... Philofophers have been de- tected by applying Geometry to Natural Philofophy . I am fenfible Sir , how un- pleafing it would be if I Thould Addrefs my felf to You You in the ufual ftile of Dedications . A prudent DEDICATION .
... Philofophers have been de- tected by applying Geometry to Natural Philofophy . I am fenfible Sir , how un- pleafing it would be if I Thould Addrefs my felf to You You in the ufual ftile of Dedications . A prudent DEDICATION .
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... nature , and have pretend- ed that these their arguments almost reached the force of demonftration . Is the Fable of Leda's being firft turned into a Swan , and afterwards placed in the Heavens as a fixed Star , more improbable than the ...
... nature , and have pretend- ed that these their arguments almost reached the force of demonftration . Is the Fable of Leda's being firft turned into a Swan , and afterwards placed in the Heavens as a fixed Star , more improbable than the ...
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... nature , and understand the Oeconomy of living Bodies : Nay they understand alfo very exactly the Theory of the Soul , how it thinks , and by what methods it operates on the Body , and the Bo- dy on it . These indeed are great difcove ...
... nature , and understand the Oeconomy of living Bodies : Nay they understand alfo very exactly the Theory of the Soul , how it thinks , and by what methods it operates on the Body , and the Bo- dy on it . These indeed are great difcove ...
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... Natures , " there is no poffibility of feeing them , ex- << cept in that being , which contains them af- " ter an intelligible manner * . Bodies there- fore and their properties are feen in God , fo that a man who reads this Book does ...
... Natures , " there is no poffibility of feeing them , ex- << cept in that being , which contains them af- " ter an intelligible manner * . Bodies there- fore and their properties are feen in God , fo that a man who reads this Book does ...
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... nature are neither heard , feen , fmelt , nor tafted , and when for example we tafte any thing , the Body tafted cannot produce any favour in us , but God Almighty cakes that occafion to ftir up that fenfation in us , to which the body ...
... nature are neither heard , feen , fmelt , nor tafted , and when for example we tafte any thing , the Body tafted cannot produce any favour in us , but God Almighty cakes that occafion to ftir up that fenfation in us , to which the body ...
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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