 | English essays - 1753 - 712 pages
...bodi.-s in the universe together, as far as we know, may be compounded of no greater portion of folid matter, than might be reduced into a £ globe of one inch only in diameter, 01 Cven le^s." Now had we not a great man) other leafons to think thife great men were in thtrir fenfe,,... | |
 | William Warburton (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1753 - 352 pages
...in the univerfe together, as " far as we know, may be compounded of no greater " a portion of folid matter than might be reduced *' into a Globe of one inch only in diameter, or •' even lefs." View of Sir I. Newtuis Pbilofophy, p. 355-6. SERM. Thus MATTER carries in it no further ii.... | |
 | George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 620 pages
...known- bodies in the uni' verfe may, as far as we know, be compounded of ' no greater a portion of folid matter than might be ' reduced into a globe of one inch only in diameter, * and even lefs* !' * Pemberton'* View of Sir I. Newton's Pbilofophy, 356. 83 • CHAP. [ 6 3 [Book... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 424 pages
...bodies in the universe together, as " far as we know, may be compounded of no greater a " portion of solid matter than might be reduced into a " Globe of one inch only in diameter, or even less."' View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy, pp. 355, 356. ing back into nothing on the withdrawing the influence... | |
 | Bartholomew Prescot - Astronomy - 1822 - 292 pages
...earth, nay all the known bodies in the universe together may be compounded of no greater a portion of solid matter than might be reduced into a globe of one inch;"— these, and many others such, are, I think, spun tolerably fine ! But it was a favourite Greek notion... | |
 | Francis Trench - 1857 - 436 pages
...known bodies in the universe together, so far as we know, may be compounded of no greater portion of solid matter than might be reduced into a globe of one inch only in diameter or even less." Works, vol. ix. 37. H2 SERMON VIII. SALVATION BY JESUS CHRIST A READY AND PREPARED THING. LUKE xlv.... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - Science - 1860 - 540 pages
...whole globe of earth, nay, all the known bodies in the universe together, as far as we know, may he compounded of no greater a portion 01 solid matter...property of matter which prevents two bodies from occupying the same space at the same time. This is generally said to be a property common to all matter... | |
 | Voltaire - English literature - 1909 - 346 pages
...universe together, as far as we know, may be compounded of no greater a portion of solid matter thau might be reduced into a globe of one inch only in diameter, or even less. » (Pemberton, 291.) 14. Pemberton, 274. 15. Pemberton, 793-296. 16. « This disposition of the different... | |
 | Jürgen Ehlers, Judith J. Perry, Martin Walker - Science - 1980 - 624 pages
...popularizer of Newton's ideas, wrote that the entire universe "may be compounded of no greater a portion of solid matter, than might be reduced into a globe of one inch only in diameter, or even less." Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, who was born seven years after the death of Newton, went... | |
 | William Warburton - 1978 - 642 pages
...in the univerfe " together, as far as we know, may be compounded of no greater a portion of folid " matter than might be reduced into a Globe of one inch only in diameter, or even " lefs." View of Sir Ifaac Newton's Philofophy, p. 355, 356. being. While, on the contrary, a rational... | |
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nay all the known bodies in the universe together, as " far as we know, may be compounded of no greater a " portion of solid matter than might be reduced into a <' Globe of one inch only in diameter, or even less. 