Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society, Volumen18Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society., 1856 |
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... qualities . Though in comparatively humble circumstances he main- tained the dignity of the philosophical character . " So many " best " qualities are seldom found in one man . This word brawling was unintelligible to me until Dr ...
... qualities . Though in comparatively humble circumstances he main- tained the dignity of the philosophical character . " So many " best " qualities are seldom found in one man . This word brawling was unintelligible to me until Dr ...
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... qualities with far less earnest- ness than a London linen draper would shew in commending the very different articles which lie on his shelves . " As to his style of writing , it is before us to judge . These letters shew nothing ...
... qualities with far less earnest- ness than a London linen draper would shew in commending the very different articles which lie on his shelves . " As to his style of writing , it is before us to judge . These letters shew nothing ...
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... qualities of air , which responded to the common opinions of four elements ; from these degrees , fire , air , water , and earth , were formed all the other properties of natural things . ” † Diogenes , of Apollonia , believed also in ...
... qualities of air , which responded to the common opinions of four elements ; from these degrees , fire , air , water , and earth , were formed all the other properties of natural things . ” † Diogenes , of Apollonia , believed also in ...
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... qualities and its substance ; and the soul of all living things is air , " & c . The air penetrates everywhere , it must be endued with intelligence , as all things are disposed with con- summate wisdom . The differences in the sensible ...
... qualities and its substance ; and the soul of all living things is air , " & c . The air penetrates everywhere , it must be endued with intelligence , as all things are disposed with con- summate wisdom . The differences in the sensible ...
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... admired seven as the origin of seven chords and planets ; * Tiedemann , Vol . I. , p . 96. † Page 97 . Ritter , Vol . I. , p . 325 . and ten the number of elementary qualities and their con- 80 MEMOIR OF DR . DALTON , AND.
... admired seven as the origin of seven chords and planets ; * Tiedemann , Vol . I. , p . 96. † Page 97 . Ritter , Vol . I. , p . 325 . and ten the number of elementary qualities and their con- 80 MEMOIR OF DR . DALTON , AND.
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Página 125 - All these things being considered, it seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which he formed them...
Página 125 - ... that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which he formed them; and that these primitive particles being solids are incomparably harder than any porous bodies compounded of them, even so very hard as never to wear or break in pieces, no ordinary power being able to divide what God himself made one in the first creation.
Página 126 - While the Particles continue entire, they may compose Bodies of one and the same Nature and Texture in all Ages: But should they wear away, or break in pieces, the Nature of Things depending on them, would be changed.
Página 304 - Morley. — A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE of the HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS in the ARABIC and PERSIAN LANGUAGES preserved in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Página 233 - When any body exists in the elastic state, its ultimate particles are separated from each other to a much greater distance than in any other state; each particle occupies the centre of a comparatively large sphere, and supports its dignity by keeping all the rest, which by their gravity, or otherwise, are disposed to encroach upon it, at a respectful distance.
Página 265 - for the development of the chemical theory of definite proportions, usually called the Atomic Theory, and for his various other labours and discoveries in physical and chemical science.
Página 44 - These facts clearly point out the theory of the process : the elements of oxygen may combine with a certain portion of nitrous gas, or with twice that portion, but with no intermediate quantity.
Página 49 - I have lately been prosecuting this enquiry with remarkable success. The principle cannot be entered upon in this paper ; but I shall just subjoin the results, as far as they appear to be ascertained by my experiments. ** TABLE of the relative weights of the ultimate particles of gaseous and other bodies.
Página 49 - An enquiry into the relative weights of the ultimate particles of bodies is a subject, as far as I know, entirely new : I have lately been prosecuting this enquiry with remarkable success.
Página 96 - There is a strong propensity which dances through every atom, and attracts the minutest particle to some peculiar object ; search this universe from its base to its summit, from fire to air, from water to earth, from all below the moon to all above the celestial spheres, and thou wilt not find a corpuscle destitute of that natural attractibility...