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Page 187
... distance between gold and pewter . In this descent there is a great leap from gold and quicksilver to lead ; but a gradual incline from lead to tin . Again , there is a great leap from metals to stones , except that the magnet ...
... distance between gold and pewter . In this descent there is a great leap from gold and quicksilver to lead ; but a gradual incline from lead to tin . Again , there is a great leap from metals to stones , except that the magnet ...
Page 212
... , which cock being turned let in the dilated air , which forced up the water and so drove it out . 6. Fracastorius invented a remedy for apoplectic fits , by placing a heated pan at some distance 212 TRANSLATION OF THE.
... , which cock being turned let in the dilated air , which forced up the water and so drove it out . 6. Fracastorius invented a remedy for apoplectic fits , by placing a heated pan at some distance 212 TRANSLATION OF THE.
Page 213
... distance round the head . For by this means the spirits that were suffocated and congealed in the cells of the brain , and oppressed by the humours , were dilated , excited , and revived . 7. Butterflies likewise , which lie as dead in ...
... distance round the head . For by this means the spirits that were suffocated and congealed in the cells of the brain , and oppressed by the humours , were dilated , excited , and revived . 7. Butterflies likewise , which lie as dead in ...
Page 246
... distance from the earth ) hang pendulous in the air , and afterwards being by some violence shaken , break and split themselves into drops ; like some water - spouts in the West Indies , which fall as thickly and suddenly as if they had ...
... distance from the earth ) hang pendulous in the air , and afterwards being by some violence shaken , break and split themselves into drops ; like some water - spouts in the West Indies , which fall as thickly and suddenly as if they had ...
Page 247
... distance from one an- other round the vessel ; lest the vapour after ascend- ing , and being somewhat removed from the fire , should restore itself sooner than is expedient . 6. Things which have been melted by fire , after a remission ...
... distance from one an- other round the vessel ; lest the vapour after ascend- ing , and being somewhat removed from the fire , should restore itself sooner than is expedient . 6. Things which have been melted by fire , after a remission ...
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