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Page 14
... motion even in a circle has a show of progression . But the second question ... motions and extremes ; the reason whereof I suppose to be , because they ... proper 1 Juv . x . 357.:- Give me a soul which can grim death defy , And ...
... motion even in a circle has a show of progression . But the second question ... motions and extremes ; the reason whereof I suppose to be , because they ... proper 1 Juv . x . 357.:- Give me a soul which can grim death defy , And ...
Page 187
... motion of waggons and carriages by movable sails which might spare the strength of horses or oxen , than to depend upon the wind alone for creating motion ... proper titles . 1. If the sun appear concave at its rising , the day will be windy ...
... motion of waggons and carriages by movable sails which might spare the strength of horses or oxen , than to depend upon the wind alone for creating motion ... proper titles . 1. If the sun appear concave at its rising , the day will be windy ...
Page 228
... motion and the wind , preserves the oily part that would otherwise escape with the watery mois- ture in its proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13 ...
... motion and the wind , preserves the oily part that would otherwise escape with the watery mois- ture in its proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13 ...
Page 233
... proper work being to attenuate and dilate the spirit and moisture . But it follows by accident that the other parts contract themselves ; whether only to avoid a vacuum , or from some simultaneous motion , whereof I am not now speaking ...
... proper work being to attenuate and dilate the spirit and moisture . But it follows by accident that the other parts contract themselves ; whether only to avoid a vacuum , or from some simultaneous motion , whereof I am not now speaking ...
Page 300
... motion . 45. With respect to the comforters of the principal viscera , I have proposed those things which are both proper and choice , and which may be safely and conveniently transferred to a diet and system of life . For variety of ...
... motion . 45. With respect to the comforters of the principal viscera , I have proposed those things which are both proper and choice , and which may be safely and conveniently transferred to a diet and system of life . For variety of ...
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