 It seems to me that law cannot be the cause of phenomena, but is an effect produced in our minds by their succession and resemblance. To put a God back of the universe, compels us to admit that there was a time when nothing existed except this God ; that...  A Manual of Natural Philosophy ... - Page 102by John Johnston - 1854 - 379 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Johnston - Physics - 1846 - 314 pages
...tube is usually inclosed in brass, except a small part of the upper side. 173. Immersion of Solids in Liquids. — When a solid is immersed in a liquid,...shown very easily by experiment as follows : Let ABCD, figure 82, be a vessel with perpendicular sides, 6 inches square at the bottom, and a foot high, partly... | |
 | John Johnston - Physics - 1858 - 408 pages
...small part of the upper side. IMMERSION OP SOLIDS IN LIQUIDS. 166. Displacement of Liquids.—When a solid is immersed in a liquid, it is evident that...square at the bottom, every inch in height will contain just 38 cubic inches of water ; 2 inches in height, 72 cubic inches; and so on.. Let us suppose, now,... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - Bible - 1883 - 210 pages
...line could inclose a triangle if not prevented by law, and that a little legislation could make it possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. It seems to me that law cannot be the cause uf phsenomena, but is an effect produced in our minds... | |
 | Theosophy - 1890 - 956 pages
...line could inclose a triangle if not prevented by law, and that a little legislation could make it possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time.51 Ee describes what is the meaning of the term "Law" : — It is not the cause, neither is it... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll, Thomas W. Handford - Agnosticism - 1899 - 410 pages
...line could inclose a triangle if not prevented by law, and that a little legislation could make it possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. It seems to me that law can not be the cause of phenomena, but it is an effect produced in our... | |
 | Robert Green Ingersoll - Free thought - 1900 - 582 pages
...line could enclose a triangle if not prevented by law, and that a little legislation could make it possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. It seems to me that law cannot be the cause of phenomena, but is an effect produced in our minds... | |
 | Frederick William Lanchester - 1907 - 478 pages
...is at first difficult, owing to the instinctive but wholly imaginary difficulty of regarding it as possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. To simplify ideas, let us suppose the motion to be two-dimensional, so that it may be fully represented... | |
 | Frederick William Lanchester - Aerodynamics - 1908 - 488 pages
...is at first difficult, owing to the instinctive but wholly imaginary difficulty of regarding it as possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. To simplify ideas, let us suppose the motion to be two-dimensional, so that it may be fully represented... | |
 | Hiram Vrooman - Religion - 1910 - 208 pages
...possibility will ever become a reality, although such a condition exists potentially. But it would not even be possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. In thinking of Human-nature in terms of the realities which compose it, we think of substances... | |
 | 528 pages
...line could enclose a triangle if not prevented by law, and that a little legislation could make it possible for two bodies to occupy the same space at the same time. It seems to me that law cannot be the cause of phenomena, but is an effect produced in our minds... | |
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