Sect. VIII. The Mistakes of some Atheists.

Sect. IX. A Description of the Barometers, &c.

Sect. X. A Barometer made of Water and Lie, with
• fome Experiments.

Sect. XI. The prodigious Prelure of the Air upon a

Man.

Sect. XII. Convictions from the foregoing Observe-

tions.

Sect. XIII, and XIV. Other Experiments proving

the Presúre of the Air.

Sect. XV. Convictions from the foregoing Observa-

tions.

Sect. XVI. A little Air refifts a greater Quantity.

Sect. XVII. A little Air gravitates as strongly cu a

great deal of Air.

Sect. XVIII. The Difference between the Gravity and

Elasticity of the Air.

Sect. XIX. How the Elastic Power of the Air works

by the Gravity thereof.

Sect. XX. The Air that bears most Weight, is most

compress’d.

Sect. XXI. Air that is most Compresed, is most

Elastic.
Sect. XXII. Convi&tions from the foregoing Observa-

Sect. XXIII, and XXIV. The Elastic Power of the

Air is the Cause of Suction, proved Experimentally. .

Sect. XXV. Convi&tions from the foregoing Observa-

tions.

Sect. XXVI. Experiments to shew that Living Crea-

tures will perish in a Place from which the Air is ex- .

hausied.

Scct. XXVII. Atheists deny their ozun Principles.

Sect. XXVIII. To die in an Unelaftical dir,is no

necessary Consequence of Nature.

Sect. XXIX. To die therefore in an Air divested of its

Elasticity, is only the result of the Will of GOD.

Sect.

Sect. XXX. The Elastic Faculty of the Air is not

alone sufficient for the Preservation of Life.

Sect. IXXI. The Elastic Power of the Air does like-,

wise cause Fijh to live and subfilt under Water.

Sect. XXXII. Plants do also live by Air.

Sect. XXXIII. Fire is supported by Air

Secr. XXXIV. Air causes Smoak, and the Particles

thereof to ascend.

Sect. XXXV. Air is the Cause of Sounds."

Sect. XXXVI, and XXXVII. Several Experi-

ments of the Produ&tions of Sounds by Air.
Sect. XXXVIII. Convictions from the foregoing Obfer-

vations.

Sect. XXXIX. The Use of Air in Pumps.

Sect. XL. The Air contains fermenting Humours in

Vesels..

Sect. XLI. About Refraction and Twilight..

Sect. LXII. Convictions from the foregoing Observations.

Sect. LXIII. The Gravity and Elasticity of the Air

unknown to the Ancients.

CONTEMPLATION XVIII. Page. 415.

Of METEOR S,

Sect. I. Transition to the Meteors.

Sect. II. The Air is a Menftruum or disolving Fluid.

Sect. III. The Air is impregnated with a great Variety

- of Particles. ..

Sect. IV. The faine proved in Sulphurecus Particles,

Sect. V. The like Mixture with Particles of Fire.

Sect. VI. Alcali's and Acids mix'd with Air.

Sect. VII. Burning Spirits and Oils mix themselves

with the Air.

Secr. VIII. Other Particles do likewise mix themselves

: with the Air.

Sect. IX. Many Particles preferve their Properties in the
Air.
a 3

Sect,

Sec. X. The aforemention’d different Particles, by get-

ing on each other, do produce both wholesome, and un-

wholesome Airs.
Sec. XI, and XII. Several Experiments proving the

Same.

Sect. XIII. Convictions from the foregoing Observations.

Sec. XIV. The Invisibility and Inspidity of the Air is

very useful.

Se&. XV. The Observation of Meteors resumed.

Sect. XVI, and XVII. Mifts and Fogs produced by.

many Exhalations, and by the Rarefa&tion of the Air,

prov'd Experimentally.

Sećt. XVIII. Reflections and Observations upon the

same.

Sect. XIX. An Experiment to shew that Mists and

Fogs may be produced by Effervescences.

Sect. XX. An Experiment proving the like E

Precipitations or Separations.

Sca. XXI. Fogs are Clouds.

Sec. XXII. Wind and its Usefulness, and Convicti-

ons from thence.

Sea. XXIII. The Trade Winds and Monsoons.

Sect. XXIV. Convictions from the foregoing Obser-

vations.

Se&. XXV. A Brief Description of the abovemen-

tion'd Winds.

Sect. XXVI. Transition to Experiments about the

possible Causes of Wind.

Sec. XXVII. The First Experiment touching the

Contractions of the Space in which the Air is con-

tained.

Sect. XXVIII. The Second Experiment with the hol-

low Globe.

Se&. XXIX. The Third Experiment ; the Moving of

folid Bodies by the Air.

Sect. XXX. The Fourth Experiment, Effervescences.

Se&. XXXI. The Fifth Experiment, by burning Sub-

phureons Bodies and Salt-Petre together.

Sęat

Sed. XXXII. The Sixth Experiment, Shewing that

the Elastic Power of the Air being augmented, produces

Winds.

Sect. XXXIII. The Seventh Experiment; the Dimi-

nution or Weakening of the Air will produce the

Same Effet.

Sec. XXXIV. The Eighth Experiment, of producing

Wind by Cold.

Sec. XXXV. The Ninth Experiment; of Wind pro-

duced by Warmth.

Sect. XXXVI. The Tenth Experiment; Wind proo

duced by the Suspension or Cellation of Warmth.

Sec. XXXVII. The Eleventh Experiment; Wind

produced by the Motion of the Air upwards.

Seč. XXXVIII. Convictions from what has been re-

presented about the Air in general.

Sea. XXXIX. Convictions from the Meteors in par-

ticular.

CONTEMPLATION XIX. Page 465:

Of W AT E R.

Sea, I. Without Water every Thing would die with

Thirst.

Sect. II. Convictions from thence.

Sect. III. Without Water ever living Creature would

likewise die of Hunger.

Sect. IV. Experiments proving that Plants consist for

the most part of nothing but Water.

Se&. V. It is not here consider'd, whether Water belle

fimple or compound Body.

Se&. VI. Convi&tions from the foregoing Observations.

Se&. VII. An Experiment to thew that Water is :

chang'd into Earth.

Sect. VIII. Other Experiments proving the same.

Sea.

Sect. IX. That living Creatures, Plants, Minerals,

and even Metals themselves, are produced from Wa-

ter, shewed Experimentally.
Sect. X. The Asient of the Water into the Air.
Sect. XI. How such Ascent happens. ,'
Sect. XII. Experiments proving that Air adheres to

- Other Bodies. .. . :

Sect. XIII. Experiments to prove that Fire will cleave

to folid Bodies.

Sect. XIV. Fire will also cleave to Water, proved

• Experimentally.

Sect. XV. Three Consequences from the last Experi-

ment.

Sect. XVI. Water and Fire produce a Composition

lighter than Air.

Sect. XVII. Water must be divided into exceeding

Small Particles in order to be evaporated. ,

Sect. XVIII. Vapours ascend both by Heat and Cold.

Sect. XIX. The Laws of Hydrostaticks.

Sect. XX, and XXI. The Vapours in the Air adapt

themselves to these Hydrostatical Laws; shewn by se-

veral Experiments.

Sect. XXII Hiw Vapours float in the Air.

Sect. XXIII. Experiments the wing how Vapours can

descend.

Sect. XXIV. Vapours descend by the Separation of

the Particles of Fire from them.

Sect. XXV. Experiments proving the Descent of Va-

pours by the Air's becoming lighter.

Sect. XXVI. Cold produces the fame Efect, shewn

Experimentaly.

Sect. XXVII. The Motion of Vapours from one Place

,i to another is necesary.

Sect. XXVIII. An Experiment proving that the wa-

try Vapours leave their Salts behind them.

. Sect. XXIX. If the Earth were Mathematically

round, the Rains would seldom fall where they were

wanted.

Sect.