The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester: II. That it is probable our earth is one of the planetsVernor and Hood, 1802 |
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... according to their various Signi- fications , are either referred to their Places in the Philosophical Tables , or explained by such Words as are in those Tables . This is printed with the Essay . CONTENTS . VOL . I. BOOK I. THAT THE ...
... according to their various Signi- fications , are either referred to their Places in the Philosophical Tables , or explained by such Words as are in those Tables . This is printed with the Essay . CONTENTS . VOL . I. BOOK I. THAT THE ...
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... according to this opinion ) that the earth which he loosened , should of itself ascend upwards ? Or else suppose two men with their middles about the centre , the feet of the one being placed where the head of the other is , and so two ...
... according to this opinion ) that the earth which he loosened , should of itself ascend upwards ? Or else suppose two men with their middles about the centre , the feet of the one being placed where the head of the other is , and so two ...
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... according to the saying of the Psalmist , He hath founded the earth upon the seas ; and therefore he accounted it not inhabited by any . Nay , Tostatus , a man of later years and general learning , doth also confidently deny that there ...
... according to the saying of the Psalmist , He hath founded the earth upon the seas ; and therefore he accounted it not inhabited by any . Nay , Tostatus , a man of later years and general learning , doth also confidently deny that there ...
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... according to his deserts ; where the grave senate being set to examine the matter , one of the counsel ( perhaps wiser than the rest ) rises up , and out of his deep judgment , thinks it not fit that their town should lose its moon ...
... according to his deserts ; where the grave senate being set to examine the matter , one of the counsel ( perhaps wiser than the rest ) rises up , and out of his deep judgment , thinks it not fit that their town should lose its moon ...
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... according to this , there must be more centres of gravity than one ; I answer , it is very pro- bable there are ; nor can we well conceive what any piece of the moon would do , being severed from the rest in the free and open air , but ...
... according to this , there must be more centres of gravity than one ; I answer , it is very pro- bable there are ; nor can we well conceive what any piece of the moon would do , being severed from the rest in the free and open air , but ...
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