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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... Weft , or that there might be a new production of Stars every day , fo that every day there arofe a new Sun. I am fure a Blind man , who had never seen either Sun or Stars , could not have given a worse account of them , than this Phi ...
... Weft , or that there might be a new production of Stars every day , fo that every day there arofe a new Sun. I am fure a Blind man , who had never seen either Sun or Stars , could not have given a worse account of them , than this Phi ...
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... Weft to Eaft , under the fixed ftars in the fpace of a year , but then there would be no divifion of the Ecliptick into halves , quarters , and figns , no diftincti on of the year by its different qualities of heat and cold , every ...
... Weft to Eaft , under the fixed ftars in the fpace of a year , but then there would be no divifion of the Ecliptick into halves , quarters , and figns , no diftincti on of the year by its different qualities of heat and cold , every ...
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... Weft , they would meet with as warm an air , and vapours as much agitated as themselves , which therefore will not yield to their pro- grefs that way , but North and South they will find a more eafy paffage fo that the concourse of ...
... Weft , they would meet with as warm an air , and vapours as much agitated as themselves , which therefore will not yield to their pro- grefs that way , but North and South they will find a more eafy paffage fo that the concourse of ...
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... Weft they would meet with as warm an air , and vapours as much agitated as them- felves which therefore would not yield to their progress that way : But towards North and South they would find a more easy paf- fage , the cold of these ...
... Weft they would meet with as warm an air , and vapours as much agitated as them- felves which therefore would not yield to their progress that way : But towards North and South they would find a more easy paf- fage , the cold of these ...
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... Weft being more agitated than that towards North and South , and therefore will more refift their motions . This is a very dark anfwer , for I cannot conceive why the air upon the North or South fide of an atome of vapour fhould be more ...
... Weft being more agitated than that towards North and South , and therefore will more refift their motions . This is a very dark anfwer , for I cannot conceive why the air upon the North or South fide of an atome of vapour fhould be more ...
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