The Christian Philosopher: A Collection of the Best Discoveries in Nature, with Religious ImprovementsThe prominent Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather published The Christian Philosopher in 1721. This work was intended to demonstrate the harmony between science and religion. Mather surveyed all the known sciences from astronomy and physics to human anatomy. He presented evidence that both celestial and terrestrial phenomena imply an intelligent designer. |
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Page 89
... Water . For Water is nineteen times fpeci- fically lighter than Gold ; but Gold will by Preffure let Water thro its Pores , and has doubtlefs more Pores than folid Parts . Dr. Wainwright obferves , The compounding Parti- cles of Water ...
... Water . For Water is nineteen times fpeci- fically lighter than Gold ; but Gold will by Preffure let Water thro its Pores , and has doubtlefs more Pores than folid Parts . Dr. Wainwright obferves , The compounding Parti- cles of Water ...
Page 90
... Water on the outfide of our Globe doth daily decrease , part of it being every day turn'd into Mineral , Vegetable , and Animal Subftances , which are not easily diffolved again into their component Parts . It is a Curiofity ...
... Water on the outfide of our Globe doth daily decrease , part of it being every day turn'd into Mineral , Vegetable , and Animal Subftances , which are not easily diffolved again into their component Parts . It is a Curiofity ...
Page 91
... Water , it will not fink thither ; and the Climate there may be too cold for the quickening of it . According to Mr. Halley's Experiment , Water as warm as the Air in the Summer , will in twelve Hours exhale the tenth part of an Inch ...
... Water , it will not fink thither ; and the Climate there may be too cold for the quickening of it . According to Mr. Halley's Experiment , Water as warm as the Air in the Summer , will in twelve Hours exhale the tenth part of an Inch ...
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