The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: In Twelve Volumes : to which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings, Том 8F. and C. Rivington, 1801 |
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... farther than himself , and is greatly to be blamed if he does not make use of the opportunity ; there is cer- tainly no law that obliges him to keep his eyes fhut , where his own safety and satis- faction require him to open them . The ...
... farther than himself , and is greatly to be blamed if he does not make use of the opportunity ; there is cer- tainly no law that obliges him to keep his eyes fhut , where his own safety and satis- faction require him to open them . The ...
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... farther than his own brain , and neglected those undeniable phænomena with which his causes are not to be recon- ciled . Sir Isaac Newton , on the other hand , was very diligent in studying those phænomena which belong chiefly to the ...
... farther than his own brain , and neglected those undeniable phænomena with which his causes are not to be recon- ciled . Sir Isaac Newton , on the other hand , was very diligent in studying those phænomena which belong chiefly to the ...
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... farther asunder . From these and many other experiments , open to common observation , it must appear to every unprejudiced philosopher , that na- ture is furnished with a mechanical cause , whose activity is not confined to the sur ...
... farther asunder . From these and many other experiments , open to common observation , it must appear to every unprejudiced philosopher , that na- ture is furnished with a mechanical cause , whose activity is not confined to the sur ...
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... farther trouble : and if I cannot shew that they have , I am willing to own that all I have yet said , or shall hereafter say , must , in their opinion , go for nothing . Allowing then that there is a vacuum or void space in the world ...
... farther trouble : and if I cannot shew that they have , I am willing to own that all I have yet said , or shall hereafter say , must , in their opinion , go for nothing . Allowing then that there is a vacuum or void space in the world ...
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... farther counsel , and inquiring how , and in what sense , this doctrine has been received in the judgment of others , who subscribed to his opinions , and understood them thoroughly . 66 Dr. J. Keil , who bestowed much pains in drawing ...
... farther counsel , and inquiring how , and in what sense , this doctrine has been received in the judgment of others , who subscribed to his opinions , and understood them thoroughly . 66 Dr. J. Keil , who bestowed much pains in drawing ...
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Стр. 117 - small particles of bodies certain powers, virtues, or forces, by which they act at a " distance, not only upon the rays of light for reflecting, refracting, and inflecting them, " but also upon one another, for producing a great part of the phenomena of nature?
Стр. 366 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle: and herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Стр. 109 - Newton provided evidence to show that there " are therefore agents in nature able to make the particles of bodies stick together by very strong attractions. And it is the business of experimental philosophy to find them out.
Стр. 350 - ... a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Стр. 2 - Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen, know him that is...
Стр. 95 - Phaenomenon is not produced sans moyen, that is, without some Cause capable of producing such an Effect ; is undoubtedly true. Philosophers therefore may search after and discover That Cause if they can ; be it mechanical or not mechanical.
Стр. 135 - And though this increase of density may at great distances be exceeding slow, yet if the elastic force of this medium be exceeding great it may suffice to impel bodies from the denser parts of the medium towards the rarer with all that power which we call gravity.
Стр. 351 - You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God ; laying before us two books or volumes to study, if we will be secured from error; first, the Scriptures, revealing the will of God ; and then the creatures, expressing his power...
Стр. v - An Essay on the First Principles of Natural Philosophy: Wherein the Use of Natural Means, or Second Causes, in the Oeconomy of the Material World, Is Demonstrated from Reason, Experiments of Various Kinds, and the Testimony of Antiquity (Oxford and Dublin: W.
Стр. 336 - ... of things, which would seem to be but a vain and idle pomp, or a trifling formality, if the...