Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volumen81813 |
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... light . But it is now well known , by the help of tele- scopes , that this track in the heavens consists of an immense multitude of stars , seemingly very close together , whose mingled light gives this appearance of whiteness ; by ...
... light . But it is now well known , by the help of tele- scopes , that this track in the heavens consists of an immense multitude of stars , seemingly very close together , whose mingled light gives this appearance of whiteness ; by ...
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... light . The moderns , on the other hand , con- sider the power and pleasure of this kingdom as wholly spiritual ; and they represent them as not to commence till after the conflagration of the present earth . But that this last suppo ...
... light . The moderns , on the other hand , con- sider the power and pleasure of this kingdom as wholly spiritual ; and they represent them as not to commence till after the conflagration of the present earth . But that this last suppo ...
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... light- uninflammable in a low temperature ; insipid ; and coloured are little disposed to crystallize ; are without much smell . 2. The saline minerals are commonly heavyish , soft , and possess some degree of transparency . 3. The ...
... light- uninflammable in a low temperature ; insipid ; and coloured are little disposed to crystallize ; are without much smell . 2. The saline minerals are commonly heavyish , soft , and possess some degree of transparency . 3. The ...
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... light , ra . light , heavy , very heavy . The three last di- from the touch are in the Wernerian sys- The diamond has , by modern experiments , been proved to be nearly pure carbon , and begins to burn at 14 ° or 15 ° of Wedgewood . See ...
... light , ra . light , heavy , very heavy . The three last di- from the touch are in the Wernerian sys- The diamond has , by modern experiments , been proved to be nearly pure carbon , and begins to burn at 14 ° or 15 ° of Wedgewood . See ...
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... light . Pearl - stone is found in beds of porphyry , near Tokay , in Hungary , in the north of Ireland , ard the Hebrides . Sixth Species . Pumice - stone . Its usual colour is a light yellowish - grey , passing into different ...
... light . Pearl - stone is found in beds of porphyry , near Tokay , in Hungary , in the north of Ireland , ard the Hebrides . Sixth Species . Pumice - stone . Its usual colour is a light yellowish - grey , passing into different ...
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Página x - Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Página x - Liberty and necessity are consistent: as in the water that hath not only liberty, but a necessity of descending by the channel; so likewise in the actions which men voluntarily do, which, because they proceed from their will, proceed from liberty, and yet because every act of man's will and every desire and inclination proceedeth from some cause, and that from another cause, in a continual chain (whose first link is in the hand of God, the first of all causes), proceed from necessity.
Página 18 - That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.
Página x - The motions of bodies included in a given space are the same among themselves, whether that space is at rest, or moves uniformly forward in a right line without any circular motion.
Página 18 - When any one tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact which lie relates should really have happened.
Página x - An impressed force is an action exerted upon a body, in order to change its state, either of rest or of uniform motion in a right line.
Página x - Absolute, true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably without relation to anything external, and by another name is called duration: relative, apparent, and common time, is some sensible and external (whether accurate or unequable) measure of duration by the means of motion, which is commonly used instead of true time; such as an hour, a day, a month, a year.