Essays on Philosophical SubjectsT. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell); and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1795 - Philosophy - 244 pages |
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Aftronomers agreeable almoſt appear Ariftotle becauſe body cafe cauſe compofition conceive confequently confiderable confifted conftitution connected Copernicus correfpond courſe dance difcovered diftinct diſtance diſtinguiſhed doctrine Earth eaſily Effence Epicycles eſtabliſhed excite exiſtence exprefs faid fame manner fecond feel feem fenfation fenfe fenfible fentiments fhould firft firſt fituation fociety folid fome fometimes foon ftill fubftance fubject fucceffion fuch fufficient fuggeft fuperior fuppofed fyftem fyllable greateſt himſelf Hipparchus hiſtory hypothefis imagination imitation inftrumental intereſting interfects itſelf laft laſt leaſt lefs meaſure moft Moon moral moſt motion Mufic muft Muſic muſt nature neceffarily neceffary obfervations occafion oppofite paffion perfon philofophers Planets Plato pleaſure poffible prefented principles Ptolemy purpoſe reaſon refifting refpect reprefent reſemblance revolutions revolve ſcarcely ſcience ſeems ſmall SMITH ſome ſpecies Spheres ſtate ſtill ſuppoſed ſyſtem tangible objects thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion Tycho Brahe univerfe uſe verſe viſible viſible object whofe whoſe