| John Aikin - 1808 - 730 pages
...of fermentation, to which almost all the motion we meet with in the world is- owing. It is probable, that God in the beginning formed matter in solid,...particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other preperties, and in such proportion to space, as most conduced to the end. for which he formed them... | |
| 1810 - 506 pages
...reckoned the property of all uncompounded matter, &c. All " these things considered, it is probable, that God in the beginning formed matter " in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, &c. These primitive par" tides being solid, are incomparably harder than any porous bodies compounded... | |
| 1815 - 514 pages
...remaining uniiirideii, Mr. Dalton has referred to the following observations of Sir Iiaac Newton : — " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning...impenetrable, move-able, particles, of such sizes and figures, anJ with such other properties, and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which... | |
| 1815 - 520 pages
...remaining undivided, Mr. Daltqn has referred to fhe following observations of Sir Isaac Newton : — " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, mpveable, particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion... | |
| 1815 - 508 pages
...remaining undivided, Mr, 1)alton has referred to the following observations of Sir Isaac Newton :— " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, raoveable, particles,of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion... | |
| Charles Hutton - 1815 - 686 pages
...gravity of the body, to which it is always proportional. Newton observes, that " it seems probable, God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy,...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... | |
| 1818 - 514 pages
...this subject. This excellent philosopher, in enumerating the principles of nature, say* : " It teems probable to me, that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, inauy, hard, impenetrable, move-able particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties,... | |
| John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...formed matter into solid, massy, impenetrable, moveahle particles, or atoms, of such sizes and figure?, and with such other properties, and in such proportion to space, as most conduced to the end lor which he formed them ; and tlis' these primitive particles being solids, are incomparablv harder... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 426 pages
...All things considered, it appears probable to me, that God in the beginning created matter in solid, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles ; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, as most conduced to the end for which he formed them ; and that these primitive particles, being solids,... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 424 pages
...All things considered, it appears probable to me, that God in the beginning created matter in solid, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, as most conduced to the end for which he formed them ; and that these primitive particles, being solids,... | |
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