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sluidity_n of_o liquid_a body_n ibid._n motion_n natural_o and_o of_o itself_o be_v perpetual_a page_n 61_o the_o falsity_n of_o cartesius_n axiom_n that_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n take_v the_o word_n motion_n according_a to_o cartesius_n definition_n page_n 62_o the_o way_n that_o spirit_n converse_v with_o one_o another_o page_n 67_o the_o traveller_n meet_v upon_o their_o road_n socrates_n plato_n and_o aristotle_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n page_n 68_o their_o discourse_n with_o those_o philosopher_n with_o some_o notable_a particular_n of_o their_o history_n page_n 71_o aristotle_n refute_v cartesius_n his_o method_n and_o meditation_n page_n 79_o the_o old_a cartesian_a and_o father_n mersennus_n railly_fw-fr upon_o the_o sphere_n of_o fire_n that_o aristotle_n imagine_v page_n 86_o the_o contradiction_n of_o cartesius_n page_n 89_o his_o disciple_n have_v endeavour_v to_o smother_v one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o french_a 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soul_n of_o hermotimus_n and_o ainia_n a_o roman_a praetor_n and_o duns_n scotus_n page_n 123_o etc._n etc._n the_o dispute_n of_o the_o peripatetic_a soul_n with_o father_n mersennus_n and_o the_o old_a cartesian_a concern_v absolute_a accident_n page_n 127_o cartesius_n his_o explication_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o eucharist_n not_o catholic_n page_n 130_o they_o meet_v with_o cardan_n in_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o peninsula_n of_o dream_n the_o reason_n of_o his_o melancholy_a page_n 132_o the_o traveller_n return_v to_o mersennus_n page_n 133_o their_a read_v the_o project_n of_o accommodation_n give_v they_o by_o voetius_fw-la contain_v a_o confutation_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n page_n 134_o cartesius_n demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o god_n refute_v by_o a_o mandarin_n of_o china_n page_n 158_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o voyager_n to_o the_o world_n of_o cartesius_n page_n 172_o part_n iii_o cartesius_n his_o reception_n of_o the_o traveller_n page_n 174_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o author_n with_o cartesius_n concern_v the_o present_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n in_o our_o world_n page_n 174_o etc._n etc._n cartesius_n his_o thought_n of_o that_o famous_a experiment_n of_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o air_n say_v to_o be_v m._n paschal_n whereof_o cartesius_n pretend_v to_o be_v the_o author_n page_n 181_o his_o sentiment_n former_o of_o the_o book_n of_o conic_a section_n say_v to_o be_v write_v by_o m._n paschal_n at_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n page_n 182_o the_o extravagant_a praise_n of_o m._n paschal_n panegyrist_n and_o of_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o book_n concern_v the_o equilibration_n of_o liquor_n page_n 185_o cartesius_n his_o project_n for_o propagate_a his_o philosophy_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o our_o world_n page_n 190_o how_o he_o design_v to_o get_v the_o jesuit_n on_o his_o side_n and_o then_o the_o father_n of_o the_o oratory_n and_o m._n arnauld_n ibid._n decree_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o oratory_n against_o cartesianism_n and_o jansenism_n page_n 193_o the_o great_a contest_v betwixt_o malbranche_fw-mi father_n of_o the_o oratory_n and_o m._n arnauld_n the_o character_n of_o the_o former_a page_n 196_o m._n arnanld_v compare_v with_o admiral_n de_fw-fr chatillon_n page_n 201_o cartesius_n build_v his_o world_n before_o the_o traveller_n and_o as_o he_o build_v it_o explain_v to_o they_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o his_o system_fw-la page_n 207_o the_o confusion_n of_o aristotle_n ambassador_n page_n 221_o the_o return_n of_o the_o traveller_n and_o arrival_n to_o our_o world_n page_n 238_o in_o what_o condition_n the_o author_n soul_n find_v his_o body_n she_o be_v seat_v in_o quality_n of_o a_o cartesian_a soul_n upon_o the_o pineal_a gland_n of_o his_o brain_n page_n 239_o part_n iu._n the_o zeal_n of_o the_o author_n convert_v to_o cartesianism_n to_o promote_v the_o sect_n and_o which_o he_o 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