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Page 75
... stars , the heroic virtues , and the like , were good , as were those of De- mocritus , Philolaus , Xenophanes , the astrologers and the stoics ; and so were those which contained no deep speculation , but from common sense and common ...
... stars , the heroic virtues , and the like , were good , as were those of De- mocritus , Philolaus , Xenophanes , the astrologers and the stoics ; and so were those which contained no deep speculation , but from common sense and common ...
Page 246
... stars appear larger in very clear and cold winter nights than in clear summer oneČ™ . This is principally in consequence of the universal condensa- tion of the air , which then more inclines to the na- ture of water ; for all things ...
... stars appear larger in very clear and cold winter nights than in clear summer oneČ™ . This is principally in consequence of the universal condensa- tion of the air , which then more inclines to the na- ture of water ; for all things ...
Page 275
... stars , fiery meteors , flame , wood , met- als , and other bodies ignited , sugar in scraping and breaking , the glowworm , spray of salt - water beaten and thrown about , the eyes of some animals , some kinds of rotten wood , a great ...
... stars , fiery meteors , flame , wood , met- als , and other bodies ignited , sugar in scraping and breaking , the glowworm , spray of salt - water beaten and thrown about , the eyes of some animals , some kinds of rotten wood , a great ...
Page 276
... of light , what kinds there are , and what not . Some of the stars are white , some bright , some reddish , and some lead - coloured . Common flames are generally saffron - coloured , and among 276 TRANSLATION OF THE.
... of light , what kinds there are , and what not . Some of the stars are white , some bright , some reddish , and some lead - coloured . Common flames are generally saffron - coloured , and among 276 TRANSLATION OF THE.
Page 314
... stars ; like that which in our day appeared in Cassiopea . But with re- gard to the earth , when we have penetrated into the in- terior , and got through that crust and composition which is found on the surface and in the parts next it ...
... stars ; like that which in our day appeared in Cassiopea . But with re- gard to the earth , when we have penetrated into the in- terior , and got through that crust and composition which is found on the surface and in the parts next it ...
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