The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 9Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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Page 46
... rise of states ; liberal arts when states are settled and at their height ; and voluptuary arts when they are turning to decline and ruin . And I fear that this our age of the world , as being somewhat upon the descent of the wheel ...
... rise of states ; liberal arts when states are settled and at their height ; and voluptuary arts when they are turning to decline and ruin . And I fear that this our age of the world , as being somewhat upon the descent of the wheel ...
Page 67
... rise till she could reach it with her beak ? Who showed the way to the bees , that sail through such a vast sea of air to fields in flower far removed from their hive , and back again ? Who taught the ant to bite the grains of corn that ...
... rise till she could reach it with her beak ? Who showed the way to the bees , that sail through such a vast sea of air to fields in flower far removed from their hive , and back again ? Who taught the ant to bite the grains of corn that ...
Page 75
... rising to the top , the water sinking to the bottom ; will it likewise happen that as wine and water ( being different bodies ) are by this device sepa- rated , so the finer parts of wine ( being of the same body ) may be separated from ...
... rising to the top , the water sinking to the bottom ; will it likewise happen that as wine and water ( being different bodies ) are by this device sepa- rated , so the finer parts of wine ( being of the same body ) may be separated from ...
Page 88
... rise quicker , which slower . 3. Inquire what effect the quantity of a body has in the motion of gravity . At first sight indeed this may appear superfluous ; for the proportions of motion ought to follow the proportions of quantity ...
... rise quicker , which slower . 3. Inquire what effect the quantity of a body has in the motion of gravity . At first sight indeed this may appear superfluous ; for the proportions of motion ought to follow the proportions of quantity ...
Page 91
... rising of cream , and the like . 13. Inquire what is the line and direction of the motion of gravity ; how far it ... rise upwards , or is as it were indifferent . And this is hard to discover , except by some subtle experiments . For ...
... rising of cream , and the like . 13. Inquire what is the line and direction of the motion of gravity ; how far it ... rise upwards , or is as it were indifferent . And this is hard to discover , except by some subtle experiments . For ...
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