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Page 195
... the open air would likewise by the commotion of the air raise a wind that would last for many hours , has not yet been tried . 8. Quicksilver contains a flatulent and expansive spirit , so 0 2 66 195 HISTORIA VENTORUM . "
... the open air would likewise by the commotion of the air raise a wind that would last for many hours , has not yet been tried . 8. Quicksilver contains a flatulent and expansive spirit , so 0 2 66 195 HISTORIA VENTORUM . "
Page 196
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. 8. Quicksilver contains a flatulent and expansive spirit , so that ( as some maintain ) it resembles gunpowder , and a little of it mixed with gunpowder makes the ...
Francis Bacon James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath. 8. Quicksilver contains a flatulent and expansive spirit , so that ( as some maintain ) it resembles gunpowder , and a little of it mixed with gunpowder makes the ...
Page 203
... quicksilver , and a few other things of the kind , and appealing to them as sureties to accredit other things which are not bound by any similar contract . " ADITUS AD TITULOS , ETC. " 203 99 99 99 SYMPATHY AND ANTIPATHY.
... quicksilver , and a few other things of the kind , and appealing to them as sureties to accredit other things which are not bound by any similar contract . " ADITUS AD TITULOS , ETC. " 203 99 99 99 SYMPATHY AND ANTIPATHY.
Page 223
... Quicksilver , though a moist and fluid body and easily made volatile by fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are ...
... Quicksilver , though a moist and fluid body and easily made volatile by fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are ...
Page 229
... quicksilver . 20. Fruits covered with wax , pitch , plaster , paste , or other coat or covering , long retain their freshness . 21. It is manifest that flies , spiders , ants , and the like , that have accidentally been inclosed and ...
... quicksilver . 20. Fruits covered with wax , pitch , plaster , paste , or other coat or covering , long retain their freshness . 21. It is manifest that flies , spiders , ants , and the like , that have accidentally been inclosed and ...
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