| John Gibson MacVicar - 1830 - 674 pages
...generation, vegetation, and life would cease, and the planets and comets would not remain in their orbs. All these things being considered, it seems probable...matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable panicles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion to space,... | |
| John Mason Good - 1831 - 482 pages
...of these high ornaments of our country. "All things considered," says Sir Isaac, "it seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid,...particles; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properlies, and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which he formed them."... | |
| Samuel Drew - 1831 - 658 pages
...principle» of corpuscular science, the sentiments of Newton merit the deepest attention. < It seems orobable to me, that God, in the beginning, formed matter in...impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figure!, and with such other properties, and in such proportions to space, as must conduced to the... | |
| Charles Daubeny - 1831 - 226 pages
...the verses of the illustrious Roman poet. " All things considered," he says, " it seems probable, " 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 pro" portion to space, as most conduced to the... | |
| 1831 - 616 pages
...apply the principles of corpuscular science, the sentiments of Newton merit the deepest attention. ' It seems probable to me, that God, in the beginning,...formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveahle particles, of such bizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 pages
...divided). Newton expressed the Litter opinion in these words : ' All things considered, it seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particle*, of such sizes, figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion to... | |
| George Fairholme - 1833 - 538 pages
...This great and wise man, in considering the nature and origin of all things, has said, " It appears probable to me, that God, " in the beginning, formed matter, in solid, " massy, hard, impenetrable, and moveable " particles, of such sizes and figures, and with " such other properties, and in such... | |
| George Fairholme - 1833 - 520 pages
...probable to me, that God, " in the beginning, formed matter, in solid, " massy, hard, impenetrable, and moveable " particles, of such sizes and figures, and with " such other properties, and in such propor" tions to space, as most conduced to the end " for which he formed them. " All material things... | |
| 1903 - 522 pages
...contemporary of the later years of Harvey — Isaac Newton. " To me," said he, " it seems probable that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard impenetrable particles of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion as most... | |
| John Mason Good - 1834 - 434 pages
...these high ornaments of our country. " All things considered," says Sir Isaac, " it seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid,...particles; of such sizes and figures, and with such oilier properties, and in such proportion to space as most conduced to the end for which he formed... | |
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