An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth: With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth. Also an Examination of the Reflections on the Theory of the Earth, and a Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New TheoryH. Clements, 1734 - 414 Seiten |
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... thro ' them to de- fcend upon the earth ? If fluid as the Air or Ether , how could the waters reft upon them , it being heavier than Air ? But if you will fuppofe , that waters were brought down from this imaginary region , to drown the ...
... thro ' them to de- fcend upon the earth ? If fluid as the Air or Ether , how could the waters reft upon them , it being heavier than Air ? But if you will fuppofe , that waters were brought down from this imaginary region , to drown the ...
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... thro ' it than they did thro ' water , it being well known that there are several bodies which will fwim in water , but fink in oil . But that which feems to have deceiv'd the Theorist in this point was , that he had ob- ferved that ...
... thro ' it than they did thro ' water , it being well known that there are several bodies which will fwim in water , but fink in oil . But that which feems to have deceiv'd the Theorist in this point was , that he had ob- ferved that ...
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... thro ' them . Now this refiftance ( all other things being alike ) is always pro portional to the furface of the body defcend- ing : fo that fmall bodies , whofe weight or force to move or feparate the parts of the fluid , is but very ...
... thro ' them . Now this refiftance ( all other things being alike ) is always pro portional to the furface of the body defcend- ing : fo that fmall bodies , whofe weight or force to move or feparate the parts of the fluid , is but very ...
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... thro ' to the bottom ; this the Defender allows of , providing these particles defcended like ftones or any other ponderous bodies ; but He affirms these par- ticles defcended not in that manner , but rather like flakes of Snow hovering ...
... thro ' to the bottom ; this the Defender allows of , providing these particles defcended like ftones or any other ponderous bodies ; but He affirms these par- ticles defcended not in that manner , but rather like flakes of Snow hovering ...
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... thro ' a Cruft of an im- menfe thickness to raife vapours , as it does now upon the furface of the open Sea ? This by the way , I think is a very good argument against the Theorift , who afferted , that the Primitive Earth had no Sea ...
... thro ' a Cruft of an im- menfe thickness to raife vapours , as it does now upon the furface of the open Sea ? This by the way , I think is a very good argument against the Theorift , who afferted , that the Primitive Earth had no Sea ...
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abfolutely Abyfs Abyſs affertion againſt alfo alſo anſwer Antediluvian Atmoſphere attraction Axis becauſe Bodies cafe caufes cauſe Center centrifugal force Chaos Comet confequently confiderable Cruft Cycloids defcribe Defender defign Deluge demonftrated Diameter diſtance diurnal motion diurnal rotation eafily Ecliptick endeavour equal Equator faid falfe fall fame fays fecond feems felf fenfe fhew fhould fiffures Figure fince firft fluid fmall folid fome fquare ftill fuch fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fure furface gravity greateſt heat himſelf Hypothefis impoffible leaft leaſt lefs luge matter miles Mofes moft Monf moſt motion Mountains move muft muſt nature neceffary Obfervations Ocean paffed Philofophers plain Planets poffible pofition Poles prefent preffed preffure Primitive Earth principles proportion purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon refiftance reft reprefent rife Rivers Scriptures ſpace Spheroid ſuppoſes thefe themſelves thence Theorift Theory theſe thing thofe thoſe thro tion underſtand univerfal uſe vapours Weft weight Whifton whofe
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Seite 236 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Seite 237 - God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged ; the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained ; and the waters returned from off the earth continually : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Seite 236 - And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Seite 2 - ... quite another law from this ; for the fquares of their periodical times are always as the cubes of their diftances, and therefore fince they do not obferve that law, which of neceffity they muft, if they fwim in a vortex, it is a demonftration that there are no vortices, in which the planets are carried round the fun.
Seite 236 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Seite 31 - ... which being once filled, all the overplus of water that comes thither runs over by the lowest place, and breaking out by the sides of the hills forms single springs...
Seite 17 - Heaven and the earth ; and the earth was without form, and void, and darknefs was upon the face of the deep ; and the fpirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Seite 30 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Seite 31 - Valleys between the Ridges of the Hills, and coming to unite, form little Rivulets or Brooks : many of thefe again meeting in one common Valley, and gaining the plain Ground, being grown...