Elements of Natural Philosophy: Arranged Under the Following Heads: Matter and Motion ... and the Human Understanding |
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acid alkalis ANGELES THE UNIVERSITY animals annual appears ascend atmosphere attraction axis become Birds blood bodies CALIFORN called Cancer caudex circle clouds cold colour comets consider creatures degree diameter discovered distance distinguished ductile E-LIBRARY earth eclipse eggs equal equator felspar fire fish fixed stars fluid furnished globe greater heat heavens hemisphere hence high water hour human humour ideas inhabitants insects kind less LIBRARY LOS ANGELES matter membrane meridian metals miles mind mineral minutes moon motion move nature noble metal north pole observed opaque ophite orbit oviparous papillæ particles perfect perspiration planets produce proportion quadrupeds quantity rain rays of light rivers round the sun salt schorl season seeds solar solid space species specific gravity springs stones substance sulphur sun's supposed surface tion trees tropic tropic of Cancer tropic of Capricorn vapours various vegetable velocity viviparous weight whence whole wind