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Obs . I. The tides , according to the theory of Newton , are caused by what he
calls the attraction of the Moon and Sun. ... to explain , the causes , and omit that
which , wbile it affects to de scribe the cause , in truth only defines the
phenomena .
Obs . I. The tides , according to the theory of Newton , are caused by what he
calls the attraction of the Moon and Sun. ... to explain , the causes , and omit that
which , wbile it affects to de scribe the cause , in truth only defines the
phenomena .
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The evidence of intuition , founded on selfevident axioms ; as that the whole is
greater than a part , or , every eflect is produced by some cause , The evidence of
reason , founded on clear and indubitable deductions from well - founded ...
The evidence of intuition , founded on selfevident axioms ; as that the whole is
greater than a part , or , every eflect is produced by some cause , The evidence of
reason , founded on clear and indubitable deductions from well - founded ...
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The primary cause of all evind is the heat of the sun ; which , during the diurnal
rotation of the earth , passes over some parallel between the tropics , from east to
west , every 24 hours . Hence , as the air which is beneath the sun , is every way
...
The primary cause of all evind is the heat of the sun ; which , during the diurnal
rotation of the earth , passes over some parallel between the tropics , from east to
west , every 24 hours . Hence , as the air which is beneath the sun , is every way
...
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ern lights , nothing certain is known of their origin , or cause . Shooting stars are
supposed to be electrical phenomena ; and the ignis fatuus is ascribed to
hydrogen gas set on fire by phosphorie matter , Obs .-- The lights seen in ruins ,
which ...
ern lights , nothing certain is known of their origin , or cause . Shooting stars are
supposed to be electrical phenomena ; and the ignis fatuus is ascribed to
hydrogen gas set on fire by phosphorie matter , Obs .-- The lights seen in ruins ,
which ...
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... trom a live cause produces sharp notes : ww large pipes , prave and deep
ones , Savagen discovered this and they ... which please themselves and their
wild companions , but art and science an further ; they ascertain the causes of
their ...
... trom a live cause produces sharp notes : ww large pipes , prave and deep
ones , Savagen discovered this and they ... which please themselves and their
wild companions , but art and science an further ; they ascertain the causes of
their ...
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