Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 12, Part 2Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 402
... tion , In obedience to this rule , the definition under con- to declare fideration feems to confift of the genus , fignified by the word change ; and of the specific difference , denoted by the words of place . But does the speech ...
... tion , In obedience to this rule , the definition under con- to declare fideration feems to confift of the genus , fignified by the word change ; and of the specific difference , denoted by the words of place . But does the speech ...
Page 405
... tion produces MATTER , another generates MOTION . Thefe modifications of action are modes of the ac- tive fubftance , whofe prefence is action : matter and motion conftitute the whole of nature . THERE IS THEREFORE THROUGHOUT NATURE AN ...
... tion produces MATTER , another generates MOTION . Thefe modifications of action are modes of the ac- tive fubftance , whofe prefence is action : matter and motion conftitute the whole of nature . THERE IS THEREFORE THROUGHOUT NATURE AN ...
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... tion of active fubftance in which the law of union ope- rates , has in the manner above explained been com- pelled to affume a revolving motion , that is , a motion in fome curve ; a tendency to a rectilineal motion will continually ...
... tion of active fubftance in which the law of union ope- rates , has in the manner above explained been com- pelled to affume a revolving motion , that is , a motion in fome curve ; a tendency to a rectilineal motion will continually ...
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