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A28936 The works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., epitomiz'd by Richard Boulton ... ; illustrated with copper plates.; Works. 1699 Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.; Boulton, Richard, b. 1676 or 7. General heads for the natural history of a country. 1699 (1699) Wing B3921; ESTC R9129 784,954 1,756

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etc._n etc._n p._n 353_o of_o the_o bladder_n of_o air_n in_o fish_n ibid._n the_o natural_a history_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 459_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 460_o 516._o of_o its_o taste_n ibid._n of_o its_o odour_n ibid._n of_o its_o heat_n ibid._n of_o its_o inflamability_n ibid._n of_o the_o acid_n part_v natural_o mix_v with_o human_n blood_n p._n 461_o of_o its_o specific_a gravity_n ibid._n of_o the_o specific_a gravity_n of_o the_o consistent_a part_n p._n 462_o of_o the_o consistence_n of_o human_n blood_n ibid._n of_o its_o disposition_n to_o concretion_n ibid._n what_o liquor_n or_o salt_n coagulate_v it_o ibid._n what_o hinder_v its_o coagulation_n ibid._n what_o liquor_n preserve_v it_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o human_n blood_n ibid._n of_o the_o phlegm_n and_o oil_n of_o human_a blood_n p._n 465_o of_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o human_n blood_n p._n 467_o of_o its_o terra_fw-la damnata_fw-la p._n 468_o what_o substance_n may_v be_v chemical_o obtain_v from_o it_o ibid._n c_o of_o the_o mechanical_a production_n of_o cold_a p._n 1_o 189_o cold_a produce_v by_o a_o solution_n of_o salarmoniack_a p._n 2_o by_o a_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o urine_n p._n 3_o by_o spirit_n of_o rock_n allom._n ibid._n by_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n and_o salarmoniack_a p._n 4._o potential_a coldness_n mechanical_o explain_v p._n 5_o degree_n of_o cold_a neither_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o our_o sensory_a nor_o weather-glass_n p._n 11_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o coldness_n in_o several_a body_n p._n 48_o of_o the_o circumscription_n of_o the_o sphere_n of_o activity_n of_o cold._n p._n 53_o 85_o of_o the_o preservation_n of_o body_n by_o cold_a p._n 55_o of_o the_o contraction_n of_o liquor_n by_o cold._n p._n 66_o of_o the_o expansive_a force_n of_o congelation_n p._n 83_o what_o medium_n cold_a may_v be_v diffuse_v through_o p._n 88_o of_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o cold._n p._n 120_o promiscuous_a 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