...conceive, as is thus expressed by the illustrious Newton in his Queries subjoined to his Optics. " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning...figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions to space, as most conduced to the end for which he formed them. ... By the help of this...

...moveable particles ; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions to space, as most conduced to the end for which he formed them. ... By the help of this principle all material things seem to have been composed of the hard and solid...

...i.) gives the following extract from Sir Isaac Newton : — "All things considered.!! seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion...

...formed matter in solid, hard, massy, impenetrable, movable particles, of such sizes, fig* ures, and other properties, and in such proportion to space,...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...

...Epicurus, referring their origination, however, to an Almighty power. " It seems probable," says he, " that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid,...hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes, figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion to space, as most conduced to the end...

...maintained, that God, in the beginning, formed all material things, of such figures and properties as most conduced to the end for which he formed them ; and having demonstrated that the property of an obi use spheroid was that which most conduced to the end...

...formations, but that "God at the beginning formed all material things of such figures and properties u most conduced to the end for which he formed them ;" and that he judged it to be nnphilosophical to ascribe them to any mediate or secondary cause, such u laws of...

...a philosophy to explain the theory of the earth — that "All things considered, it seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable particles, of such sizes, figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion to space,...

...as any other upon this subject. It is as follows : — "All things considered, it appears probable that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moving particles : of such size and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion...

...Query, subjoined to his Treatise on Opties, fourth edition, p. 350) :— " It seems to me probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid,...figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions to space, as most conduced to the end for which he formed them ; and that the primitive...