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Page 203
... bodies , the mixture and separation of parts , the deep and intimate ... heaven - sent virtues ; whence men are no longer wakeful and eager in ... bodies to become masters of things . And they are always talking of the magnet , and the ...
... bodies , the mixture and separation of parts , the deep and intimate ... heaven - sent virtues ; whence men are no longer wakeful and eager in ... bodies to become masters of things . And they are always talking of the magnet , and the ...
Page 224
... heaven as they did in the quarry . This happens likewise in the removal and transplantation of plants . Major Observations . 1. Let it be assumed , as is most certain , that all tangible bodies contain a spirit or pneumatic body ...
... heaven as they did in the quarry . This happens likewise in the removal and transplantation of plants . Major Observations . 1. Let it be assumed , as is most certain , that all tangible bodies contain a spirit or pneumatic body ...
Page 319
... bodies in the highest state of heat decline to dryness , and coldness ... bodies , they would appear no less deformed ; and further indulging his fancy , he argued ... heaven ) ; to the trembling of the limbs , vacillation of purpose and ...
... bodies in the highest state of heat decline to dryness , and coldness ... bodies , they would appear no less deformed ; and further indulging his fancy , he argued ... heaven ) ; to the trembling of the limbs , vacillation of purpose and ...
Page 321
... body ; and from this spirit consumption and dissolution take their origin . EXPLANATION . No known body in the upper parts of the earth is without a spirit , whether it proceed by attenuation and concoction from the heat of the heavenly ...
... body ; and from this spirit consumption and dissolution take their origin . EXPLANATION . No known body in the upper parts of the earth is without a spirit , whether it proceed by attenuation and concoction from the heat of the heavenly ...
Page 344
... bodies , measured on a larger scale ; a thing that contributes greatly to exactness in the matter of proportions ... heavenly bodies , are more dense than any known bodies . 2. The opinion that all sublunary bodies are composed of the ...
... bodies , measured on a larger scale ; a thing that contributes greatly to exactness in the matter of proportions ... heavenly bodies , are more dense than any known bodies . 2. The opinion that all sublunary bodies are composed of the ...
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