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A32712 Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana, or, A fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms founded by Epicurus repaired [by] Petrus Gassendus ; augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Epicurus.; Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655. 1654 (1654) Wing C3691; ESTC R10324 556,744 505

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the_o ●_z of_o perspicuity_n and_o opacity_n ●●8_n 2_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o per●picuum_fw-la and_o opacum_fw-la ibid._n 3_o that_o every_o concretion_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o 〈◊〉_d by_o how_o much_o th●_n more_o and_o more_o ample_a inane_fw-la space_n 〈◊〉_d intercept_v among_o its_o particle_n caeteus_fw-la pa●●bus_fw-la ibid._n 4_o why_o glass_n though_o much_o more_o dense_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o diaphanous_a than_o paper_n 259_o 5_o why_o ●he_v diaphanity_n of_o glass_n be_v gradual_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o various_a degree_n of_o its_o crassitude_n ibid._n 6_o a_o apodictical_a confutation_n of_o that_o popular_a error_n that_o glass_n be_v total_o or_o in_o every_o particle_n diaphanous_a 260_o chap._n x._o of_o magnitude_n figure_n and_o their_o consequent_n subtlety_n hebetude_n smoothness_n asperity_n 261_o sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o contexture_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o praecedent_n ibid._n 2_o that_o the_o magnitude_n of_o 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continue_v and_o discrete_a or_o magnitude_n and_o multitude_n ibid._n 10_o that_o no_o body_n be_v perfect_o continue_v beside_o a_o atom_n ibid._n 11_o aristotle_n definition_n of_o a_o continuum_fw-la in_o what_o respect_n true_a and_o what_o false_a 265_o 12_o figure_n physical_o consider_v nothing_o but_o the_o superficies_n or_o terminant_fw-la extreme_n of_o a_o body_n ibid._n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o the_o continuity_n of_o this_o to_o the_o first_o section_n 266_o 2_o subtlety_n and_o hebetude_n how_o the_o consequent_n of_o magnitude_n ibid._n 3_o a_o considerable_a exception_n of_o the_o chymest_n viz._n that_o some_o body_n be_v dissolve_v in_o liquor_n of_o grosser_n particle_n which_o yet_o conserve_v their_o continuity_n in_o liquor_n of_o most_o subtle_a and_o corrosive_a particle_n prevent_v ibid._n 4_o why_o oil_n dissociate_n the_o part_n of_o some_o body_n which_o remain_v inviolate_a in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o why_o lightning_n be_v more_o penetrative_a than_o fire_n 267_o 5_o smoothness_n and_o asperity_n in_o concretion_n the_o consequent_n of_o figure_n in_o their_o material_a principle_n ibid._n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o motive_n virtue_n habit_n gravity_n and_o levity_n of_o concretion_n ●69_n sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o motive_n virtue_n of_o all_o concretion_n derive_v from_o the_o essential_a mobility_n of_o atom_n ibid._n 2_o why_o the_o motive_n virtue_n of_o concretion_n do_v reside_v principal_o in_o their_o spiritual_a part_n 270_o 3_o that_o the_o deviation_n of_o concretion_n from_o motion_n direct_v and_o their_o tardity_n in_o motion_n arise_v from_o the_o deflection_n and_o ●epercussions_n of_o atom_n compose_v they_o ibid._n 4_o why_o the_o motion_n of_o all_o concretion_n necessary_o praess●p●ss●th_v something_o that_o remain_v unmoved_a or_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o slow_a motion_n be_v equivalent_a ●o_o a_o thing_n vnmoved_a ibid._n 5_o what_o 〈◊〉_d active_a faculty_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v 271_o 6_o that_o in_o nature_n every_o faculty_n be_v active_a none_o passive_a ibid._n 7_o a_o peripatetic_a contradiction_n assume_v the_o matter_n of_o al●_n body_n to_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o activity_n and_o yet_o d●suming_v some_o faculty_n à_fw-la tota_fw-la substantia_fw-la 272_o 8_o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o animal_n the_o ratiocination_n of_o man_n only_o except_v be_v identical_a with_o their_o spirit_n ibid._n 9_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o various_a faculty_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o concretion_n ibid._n 10_o habit_n defi●ed_v 273_o 11_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o habit_n in_o animal_n consist_v principal_o in_o the_o conformity_n and_o flexibility_n of_o the_o organ_n which_o the_o respective_a faculty_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o its_o proper_a action_n ibid._n 12_o habit_n acquirable_a by_o bruit_n and_o common_a not_o only_o to_o vegetable_n but_o also_o to_o some_o mineral_n 2●4_n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o gravity_n as_o to_o its_o essence_n or_o formal_a reason_n very_o obscure_a 275_o 2_o the_o opinion_n of_o epicurus_n good_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o comparative_a insufficient_a as_o to_o the_o ●ause_n of_o absolute_a gravity_n ibid._n 3_o aristotle_n opinion_n of_o gravity_n recite_v ibid._n 4_o copernicus_n theory_n of_o gravity_n insatisfactory_a and_o wherein_o 276_o 5_o the_o determination_n of_o kepler_n gassendus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o gravity_n be_v cause_v me●rly_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o earth_n espouse_v by_o the_o author_n 277_o 6_o the_o external_n principle_n of_o the_o perpendicular_a descent_n of_o a_o stone_n project_v up_o in_o the_o aer_fw-la must_v be_v either_o depellent_fw-fr or_o attrahent_fw-la ibid._n 7_o that_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o superior_a aer_fw-la be_v the_o only_a cause_n which_o gradual_o refract_v and_o in_o fine_a whole_o overcome_v the_o impress_v force_n whereby_o a_o stone_n project_v be_v elevate_v upward_o ibid._n 8_o that_o the_o aer_fw-la distract_v by_o a_o stone_n violent_o ascend_v have_v as_o well_o a_o depulsive_a as_o a_o resistent_fw-la faculty_n arise_v immediate_o from_o its_o elaterical_a or_o restorative_n motion_n 279_o 9_o that_o nevertheless_o when_o a_o stone_n project_v on_o high_a in_o the_o aer_fw-la be_v at_o the_o high_a point_n of_o its_o mountee_n no_o cau●e_n can_v beg●●_n its_o downward_o motion_n but_o the_o attractive_a virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n 280_o 10_o argument_n that_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o certain_a attractive_a faculty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o detention_n and_o retraction_n of_o a●l_a its_o part_n 2●1_n 11_o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o terrestrialglobe_n 282_o 12_o a_o second_o argument_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v magnetical_a ibid._n 13_o a_o parallelism_n betwixt_o the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n and_o the_o attraction_n of_o terrene_a body_n by_o the_o earth_n 283_o 14_o that_o as_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o lodestone_n 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perspicuity_n and_o opacity_n art_n 2._o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o perspicuum_fw-la and_o opa●um_fw-la art_n 3._o that_o every_o concretion_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o diaphanous_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o &_o more_o ample_a inane_fw-la space_n be_v intercept_v among_o its_o particle_n caeteris_fw-la pa●ibus_fw-la art_n 4._o why_o glass_n though_o much_o more_o dense_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o diaphanous_a than_o paper_n art_n 5._o why_o the_o diaphanity_n of_o glass_n be_v gradual_o diminish_v according_a to_o the_o various_a degree_n of_o its_o crassitude_n art_n 6._o a_o apodictical_a confutation_n of_o that_o popular_a error_n that_o glass_n be_v total_o or_o in_o every_o particle_n diaphanous_a art_n 1._o the_o contexture_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o praecedent_n art_n 2._o that_o the_o magnitude_n of_o concretion_n arise_v from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o their_o material_a principle_n art_n 3._o the_o present_a intention_n of_o the_o term_n magnitude_n art_n 4._o that_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v mere_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o art_n 5._o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o thing_n neither_o augment_v by_o its_o rarefaction_n no●_n diminish_v by_o it●_n condensation_n contrary_a to_o the_o aristo●eleans_n who_o distinguish_v the_o quantity_n of_o a_o body_n fr●m_n it●_n substance_n art_n 6._o the_o reason_n of_o quantity_n explicable_a also_o mere_o from_o the_o notion_n of_o place_n art_n 7._o the_o existence_n of_o a_o body_n without_o real_a ex●ension_n &_o of_o ex●●●sion_n without_o a_o b●dy_n 〈…〉_z to_o nature_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d to_o god_n art_n 11_o aristotle_n definition_n of_o a_o continuum_fw-la in_o what_o respect_n true_a and_o wha●_n false_a art_n ●2_n figure_n physical_o consider_v nothing_o but_o the_o superficies_n or_o terminant_fw-la extre●●_n of_o a_o body_n art_n 1._o the_o continuity_n of_o this_o to_o the_o first_o section_n art_n 2._o 〈…〉_z art_n 3._o a_o considerable_a exception_n of_o the_o chemist_n ●_o viz._n that_o some_o body_n be_v dissolve_v in_o li●uor●_n of_o 〈◊〉_d particle_n which_o 〈…〉_z art_n 4._o why_o oil_n dissociate_n the_o part_n of_o some_o body_n which_o remain_v inviolate_a in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o why_o lightning_n be_v more_o penetrative_a than_o fire_n art_n 5._o smoothness_n and_o asperity_n in_o concretion_n the_o con●equents_v of_o figure_n in_o h●●r_n material_a principle_n art_n 1._o the_o motive_n virtue_n of_o all_o concretion_n derive_v from_o the_o essential_a mobility_n o●_n atom_n art_n 2._o 〈…〉_z part●_n art_n 5._o what_o the_o active_a faculty_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v art_n 6._o that_o in_o nature_n every_o faculty_n be_v active_a none_o passive_a art_n 7._o a_o peripatetic_a contradiction_n assume_v the_o matter_n of_o all_o body_n to_o be_v devoid_a of_o all_o activity_n and_o yet_o desume_v some_o faculty_n â_fw-la tota_fw-la substantia_fw-la art_n 8._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o animal_n the_o ratiocination_n of_o man_n only_o except_v be_v identical_a with_o their_o spirit_n art_n 9_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o coexistence_n of_o various_a faculty_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o concretion_n art_n 10._o habit_n define_v art_n 11._o that_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o habit_n in_o animal_n consist_v principal_o in_o the_o conformity_n and_o fl●xibility_n of_o the_o organ_n which_o the_o respective_a faculty_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o its_o proper_a action_n art_n 12._o habit_n acquirable_a by_o bruit_n and_o common_a not_o only_o to_o vegetable_n but_o also_o to_o some_o mineral_n art_n 1._o gravity_n as_o to_o ●●s_o essence_n o●_n formal_a reason_n very_o obscure_a art_n 2._o the_o opinion_n of_o epicurus_n good_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o comparative_a insufficient_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o absolute_a gravity_n art_n 3._o aristotle_n opinion_n of_o gravity_n recite_v art_n 4._o copernicus_n theory_n of_o gravity_n insatisfactory_a and_o wherein_o art_n 5._o the_o determination_n of_o kepler_n gassendus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o gravity_n be_v cause_v mere_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o earth_n espouse_v by_o the_o author_n art_n 6._o the_o ext●rnal_n principle_n of_o the_o perpendicular_a descent_n of_o a_o stone_n project_v up_o in_o the_o aer_fw-la must_v be_v either_o depell●nt_n or_o attrahent_v art_n 7._o that_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o superior_a aer_fw-la be_v the_o only_a cause_n which_o gradual_o refract_v and_o in_o fine_a whole_o overcome_v the_o impress_v force_n whereby_o a_o stone_n project_v be_v elevate_v upward_o art_n 8._o tha●_n the_o aer_fw-la distract_v by_o a_o stone_n violent_o ascend_v have_v as_o well_o a_o depulsive_a as_o a_o resistent_fw-la faculty_n arise_v immediate_o from_o its_o elaterical_a or_o restorative_n motion_n art_n 9_o that_o nevertheless_o when_o 〈…〉_z on_o high_a in_o the_o 〈…〉_z no_o caus●_n can_v 〈◊〉_d downw●●●_n motion_n 〈…〉_z art_n 10._o argument_n that_o 〈◊〉_d terraqueous_a gl●be_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o certain_a attractive_a faculty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o detention_n and_o retraction_n of_o all_o its_o part_n art_n 11._o what_o be_v the_o part_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n art_n 12._o a_o second_o argument_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v magnetical_a art_n 13._o a_o parallelisme_n betwixt_o the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n a●d_v the_o attraction_n of_o terrene_a body_n by_o the_o earth_n art_n 14._o that_o as_o the_o sphere_n o●_n the_o lodestone_n allective_a virtue_n be_v limit_v so_o be_v that_o of_o the_o earth_n magnetism_n art_n 15._o a_o objection_n of_o the_o disproportion_n between_o the_o great_a bulk_n of_o a_o large_a 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o ex●●●●y_n of_o the_o suppose_a magnetic_a ray_n of_o the_o earth_n solve_v by_o three_o weighty_a reason_n art_n 16._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o aequivelocity_n of_o body_n of_o different_a weight_n in_o their_o perpendicular_a descent_n with_o sundry_a unquestionable_a authority_n to_o confirm_v the_o hoti_n thereof_o art_n 18._o that_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v not_o the_o low_a part_n ●●●reof_o nor_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o world_n art_n 19_o a_o four_o argument_n that_o gravity_n be_v only_a attraction_n art_n 20._o why_o a_o great_a gravity_n or_o strong_a attractive_a force_n be_v impress_v ●pon_o a_o piece_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n than_o by_o the_o earth_n art_n 21_o a_o ●ifth_o argument_n almost_o ap●●ictica●●_n that_o gravity_n 〈◊〉_d the_o effect_n 〈◊〉_d the_o earth_n ●●●●raction_n art_n 1._o sword_n nothing_o 〈…〉_z art_n 1._o the_o connection_n of_o this_o to_o the_o immediate_o precedent_a chapter_n art_n 2._o why_o the_o author_n deduce_v the_o 4_o first_o quality_n not_o from_o the_o 4_o vulgar_a element_n but_o from_o the._n 3_o propriety_n of_o atom_n art_n 3._o the_o nature_n of_o heat_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v from_o its_o general_n effect_n viz._n the_o penetration_n discussion_n and_o dissolution_n of_o body_n concrete_a art_n 4._o heat_v define_v as_o no_o immaterial_a but_o a_o 〈…〉_z art_n 7._o that_o the_o atom_n of_o heat_n be_v capable_a of_o expedition_n or_o deliverance_n from_o concretion_n two_o way_n viz._n by_o eu●cation_n and_o motion_n art_n 8._o a_o vn●ra●us_a matter_n the_o chief_a seminary_n of_o the_o atom_n of_o heat_n and_o why_o a●●_n ●_o among_o unctuous_a concre●●ons_n wh●_n some_o ar●_n more_o ●asily_o inflammable_a than_o other_o art_n 11._o problem_n 1._o why_o the_o ●otto●_n of_o a_o cauldron_n wherein_o water_n be_v boil_a may_v be_v touch_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o man_n without_o burn_v 〈…〉_z art_n 12._o problem_n 2._o why_o lime_n become_v ardent_a upon_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n ●ol_n art_n 13._o problem_n 3._o why_o the_o heat_n of_o lime_n burn_v be_v more_o vehement_a than_o the_o heat_n of_o any_o flame_n whatever_o sol._n art_n 14._o problem_n 4_o why_o boil_a oil_n scald_v more_o vehement_o than_o boil_a water_n sol._n art_n 15._o problem_n 5_o why_o metal_n melt_v or_o make_v red_a hot_a burn_v more_o violent_a than_o the_o fire_n that_o melt_v or_o heat_v they_o sol._n art_n 16._o consectary_n 2._o that_o as_o the_o degree_n of_o heat_n so_o those_o of_o fire_n be_v innumerable_o u●rious_a art_n 17._o that_o to_o the_o calefaction_n combustion_n or_o inflammation_n of_o a_o body_n by_o fire_n be_v require_v a_o certain_a space_n of_o time_n and_o that_o the_o space_n be_v great_a or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o paucity_n or_o abundance_n of_o the_o igneous_a atom_n invade_v the_o body_n object_v and_o more_o or_o less_o of_o aptitude_n in_o the_o contexture_n thereof_o to_o admit_v they_o art_n 18._o fleame_z more_o or_o less_o durable_a for_o various_a respect_n art_n 19_o consectary_n 3._o that_o the_o immediate_a and_o genuine_a effect_n of_o heat_n be_v the_o disgregation_n of_o all_o body_n as_o well_o homogeneous_a as_o heterogenous_a and_o that_o the_o congregation_n of_o homogeneous_a nature_n be_v only_o a_o accidental●ff●ct_n ●ff●ct_z of_o h●a●_n contrary_a
scorpion_n bruise_v and_o lay_v warm_a upon_o the_o part_n which_o it_o have_v late_o wound_v and_o envenom_v do_v cure_v the_o same_o 379_o 29_o that_o some_o poison_n be_v antidote_n against_o other_o by_o way_n of_o direct_a contrariety_n ibid._n 30_o why_o sundry_a particular_a man_n and_o some_o whole_a nation_n have_v feed_v upon_o poisonous_a animal_n and_o plant_n without_o harm·_n 380_o 31_o the_o armary_a unguent_n and_o sympathetick_a powder_n impugn_a ibid._n 32_o the_o author_n retraction_n of_o his_o quondam_a defence_n of_o the_o magnetic_a cure_n of_o wound_n make_v in_o his_o prolegomena_n to_o helmont_n book_n of_o that_o subject_n and_o title_n 381_o chap._n xvi_o the_o phaenomena_n o●_n the_o loadstone_n explicate_v p._n 383._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o nature_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o subject_a hint_v by_o certain_a metaphorical_a cognomina_fw-la agreeable_a thereunto_o though_o in_o divers_a relation_n ibid._n 2_o why_o the_o author_n insist_v not_o upon_o the_o 1_o several_a appellation_n 2_o inventor_n of_o the_o loadstone_n 3_o invention_n of_o the_o pixis_fw-la nautica_fw-la 384_o 3_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o loadstone_n in_o general_n two_o the_o attractive_a and_o directive_n ibid._n 4_o epicurus_n his_o first_o theory_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o loadstone_n according_a to_o the_o exposition_n of_o lucre●ius_n ibid._n 5_o his_fw-la other_o solution_n of_o the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o commentary_n of_o galen_n 386_o 6_o galen_n three_o grand_a objection_n against_o the_o same_o brief_o answer_v 387_o 7_o the_o insatisfaction_n of_o the_o ancient_n theory_n necessitate_v the_o author_n to_o recur_v to_o the_o speculation_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o modern_n concern_v the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n by_o a_o magnet_n and_o the_o reduction_n of_o they_o all_o to_o a_o few_o capital_a observable_n viz._n 388_o 8_o a_o parallelism_n betwixt_o the_o magnetic_a faculty_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o iron_n and_o that_o of_o sense_n in_o animal_n 389_o 9_o that_o the_o loadstone_n and_o iron_n interchangeable_o operate_v each_o upon_o other_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o certain_a corporeal_a species_n transmit_v in_o ●ays_n and_o the_o analogy_n of_o the_o magnetic_a and_o luminous_a ray_n 390_o 10_o that_o every_o loadstone_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o circumradiation_n of_o its_o magnetical_a aporrhae_n oughts_z too_o be_v allow_v the_o supposition_n of_o a_o centre_n axis_n and_o diametre_fw-la of_o a_o aequator_fw-la and_o the_o advantage_n thence_o accrue_v 391_o 11_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o admirable_a bi-form_n or_o janus-like_a faculty_n of_o magnetick_n and_o why_o the_o pole_n of_o a_o loadstone_n be_v incapable_a but_o those_o of_o a_o needle_n easy_o capable_a of_o transplantation_n from_o one_o extreme_a to_o the_o contrary_n 392_o 12_o a_o objection_n of_o the_o aversion_n or_o repulsion_n of_o the_o north_n pole_n of_o one_o loadstone_n or_o needle_n by_o the_o north_n pole_n of_o another_o prevent_v 393_o 13_o three_o principal_a magnetic_a axiom_n deduce_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n ibid._n 14_o a_o digression_n to_o the_o iron_n tomb_n of_o mahomet_n 394_o 15_o that_o the_o magnetic_a vigour_n or_o perfection_n both_o of_o lodestone_n and_o iron_n do_v consist_v in_o either_o their_o native_a purity_n and_o uniformity_n of_o substance_n or_o their_o artificial_a politeness_n 396_o 16_o that_o the_o arm_v of_o a_o magnet_n with_o polish_a steel_n do_v high_o corroborate_v but_o as_o much_o diminish_v the_o sphere_n of_o its_o attractive_a virtue_n ibid._n 17_o why_o a_o small_a or_o weak_a loadstone_n do_v snatch_v away_o a_o needle_n from_o a_o great_a or_o more_o potent_a one_o while_o the_o small_a or_o weak_a one_o be_v hold_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o great_a or_o strong_a one_o activity_n and_o not_o otherwise_o 397_o 18_o corollary_n of_o the_o abduction_n of_o iron_n from_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o loadstone_n 398_o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o the_o method_n and_o content_n of_o the_o sect._n ibid._n 2_o affinity_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o iron_n ibid._n 3_o the_o loadstone_n conform_v itself_o in_o all_o respect_n to_o the_o terrestrial_a globe_n as_o a_o needle_n conform_v itself_o to_o the_o loadstone_n 399_o 4_o iron_n obtain_v a_o verticity_n not_o only_o from_o the_o loadstone_n by_o affriction_n or_o aspiration_n but_o also_o from_o the_o earth_n itself_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o position_n 400_o 5_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o common_a to_o the_o earth_n loadstone_n and_o iron_n 401_o 6_o the_o earth_n impragnate_v iron_n with_o a_o polary_a affection_n do_v cause_n therein_o a_o local_a immutation_n of_o its_o insensible_a particle_n 402_o 7_o the_o loadstone_n do_v the_o same_o 403_o 8_o the_o magnetic_a virtue_n a_o corporeal_a efflux_n ib._n 9_o contrary_a objection_n and_o their_o solution_n 404_o 10_o a_o parallelism_n of_o the_o magnetic_a virtue_n and_o the_o vegetative_a faculty_n of_o plant_n 405_o 11_o why_o pole_n of_o the_o same_o respect_n and_o name_n be_v enemy_n and_o those_o of_o a_o contrary_a respect_n and_o name_n friend_n 406_o 12_o when_o a_o magnet_n be_v dissect_v into_o two_o piece_n why_o the_o boreal_a part_n of_o the_o one_o half_a declines_z conjunction_n with_o the_o b●rea●_n part_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o austral_a of_o one_o with_o the_o austral_a of_o the_o other_o ibid._n 13_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o earth_n extend_v from_o pole_n to_o pole_n and_o that_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o firm_a cohaesion_n of_o all_o its_o part_n conspire_v to_o conserve_v its_o spherical_a figure_n 407_o 14_o reason_n of_o magnetical_a variation_n in_o divers_a climate_n and_o place_n ibid._n 15_o the_o decrement_n of_o magnetical_a variation_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n in_o divers_a year_n 410_o 16_o the_o cause_n thereof_o not_o yet_o know_v ibid._n 17_o no_o magnet_n have_v more_o than_o two_o legitimate_a pole_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o illegitimate_a one_o 411_o 18_o the_o conclusion_n apologetical_a and_o a_o advertisement_n that_o the_o attractive_a and_o directive_n action_n of_o magnetique_n arise_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o faculty_n and_o that_o they_o be_v distinguish_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o convenience_n of_o doctrine_n 412_o the_o four_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n p._n 415_o sect_n i._o artic_a 1_o the_o introduction_n ibid._n 2_o the_o proper_a notion_n of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n 4●6_n 3_o various_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n touch_v the_o reason_n of_o generation_n and_o the_o principal_a author_n of_o pacti_fw-la 417_o 4_o the_o two_o great_a opinion_n of_o the_o same_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o commistion_n of_o the_o common_a principle_n in_o generation_n faithful_o and_o brief_o state_v 418_o 5_o that_o of_o aristotle_n and_o the_o stoic_n refute_v and_o chrysippus_n sub●ersuge_a convict_v of_o 3_o absurdity_n 419_o 6_o aristotle_n twofold_a evasion_n of_o the_o incongruity_n attend_v the_o position_n of_o the_o remanence_n of_o thing_n commix_v notwithstanding_o their_o suppose_a reciprocal_a transubstantiation_n find_v likewise_o mere_o sophistical_a 420_o 7_o that_o the_o f●rms_n of_o thing_n arise_v in_o generation_n be_v no_o new_a substance_n nor_o distinct_a from_o th●ir_n matter_n contrary_a to_o the_o aristotelean_n 422_o 8_o that_o the_o form_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v only_o a_o certain_a quality_n or_o determinate_a modification_n of_o its_o matter_n 424_o 9_o a_o abstract_n of_o the_o theory_n of_o the_o atomist_n touch_v the_o same_o 4●5_n 10_o a_o illustration_n thereof_o by_o a_o pregnant_a and_o opportune_a instance_n viz._n the_o generation_n of_o fire_n flame_n fume_v soot_n ash_n and_o salt_n from_o wood_n dissolve_v by_o fire_n 4●6_n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1_o that_o 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turbid_v during_o the_o sea●on_n wherein_o th●_n vines_n fl●wer_n and_o bud._n art_n 25._o that_o the_o ●●stilled_a water_n of_o orange_a flower_n and_o rose_n do_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o fragrancy_n during_o ●he_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d vulgar_o believe_v art_n 1._o why_o this_o 〈…〉_z only_o some_o 〈…〉_z art_n 2._o 〈…〉_z art_n 〈…〉_z art_n 4._o 〈…〉_z art_n 5._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o ●●est_a 〈…〉_z carca●●_n of_o a_o mu●the●ed_a man_n 〈◊〉_d the_o praesence_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o h●mi●ia●_n art_n 6._o how_o the_o basilisk_n do_v empoyson_v and_o destroy_v at_o distance_n art_n 8._o 〈…〉_z art_n 9_o 〈…〉_z art_n 10._o w●y_a ●●●ers_n tarantia●al_a person_n be_v affect_v and_o cure_v with_o divers_a t●n●s_n and_o the_o music_n of_o divers_a instrument_n art_n 11._o th●t_o ●●e_v venom_n of_o the_o tarantula_n do_v produce_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v it_o do_v in_o that_o of_o the_o tarantula_n it_o self_n and_o why_o art_n 12._o that_o the_o ven●m_n of_o the_o tarantula_n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d h●mor_n and_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d capable_a of_o s●●nds_n art_n 13._o that_o it_o cause_v a_o ●ncessent_n itch_a and_o 〈◊〉_d titillation_n 〈◊〉_d the_o nervous_a and_o musculous_a par●s_n of_o man_n body_n when_o infuse_v into_o it_o and_o ferment_v ●n_o ●t_a art_n 14._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o annual_a recidivation_n of_o the_o tarantism_n till_o it_o be_v perfect_o cure_v art_n 15._o a_o conjecture_n what_o kind_n of_o tun●●_n strain●_n and_o note_n seem_v most_o accommodate_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o tarantiacal_a person●_n i●_n the_o general_n art_n 16._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o incantation_n of_o serpent_n by_o a_o rod_n of_o the_o cornus_n art_n 17._o digression_n that_o the_o 〈…〉_z art_n 19_o 〈…〉_z art_n 20._o that_o ship_n be_v 〈…〉_z art_n 21._o that_o the_o echineis_fw-la or_o remora_n be_v not_o ominous_a art_n 22._o why_o this_o place_n admit_v not_o of_o more_o than_o a_o general●●quest_n ●●quest_z into_o the_o faculty_n of_o poison_n and_o counterpoison_n art_n 23._o poison_n define_v art_n 24._o wherein_o the_o deleterious_a faculty_n of_o poison_n do_v consist_v art_n 25._o counterpoison_n define_v art_n 26._o wherein_o their_o salutiferous_a virtue_n do_v consist_v art_n 27._o how_o triacle_n cure_v the_o venom_n of_o viper_n art_n 28._o how_o the_o body_n of_o a_o scorpion_n bruise_v and_o lay_v warm_a upon_o the_o par●_n which_o it_o have_v late_o wound_v and_o envenom_v do_v cure_v the_o same_o art_n 29._o that_o some_o poison_n be_v antidote_n against_o other_o by_o way_n of_o direct_a contrariety_n art_n 30._o why_o sundry_a particular_a man_n and_o some_o whole_a nation_n have_v ●ed_v upon_o poisonous_a animal_n and_o plant_n without_o harm_n art_n 31._o the_o a_o ma●●_n vrg●●●●_n and_o 〈◊〉_d powder_n impugned_a art_n 32._o the_o author_n retraction_n of_o his_o quondam_a de●ence_n of_o the_o magnetic_a c●re_n of_o w_n unds_o 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o p●o●egomena_n to_o he●m●nts_n book_n of_o that_o subject_n and_o title_n art_n 1._o the_o nature_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o subject_a hint_v by_o certain_a metaphorical_a cognomina_fw-la agreeable_a thereunto_o though_o in_o divers_a relation_n art_n 2._o why_o the_o author_n insist_v not_o upon_o the_o 1_o several_a appellation_n 2_o inve●●o_n of_o the_o loadstone_n 3_o invention_n of_o the_o pixis_fw-la nautica_fw-la art_n 3._o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o loadstone_n in_o general_n two_o the_o attractive_a and_o directive_n art_n 4_o 〈…〉_z art_n 5._o he_o 〈…〉_z art_n 6._o galen_n three_o grand_a objection_n against_o the_o same_o brief_o answer_v art_n 7._o 〈…〉_z art_n 8._o a_o par●ll●l●●●●●●wixt_a ●●●wixt_z the_o magnetic_a faculty_n of_o the_o loadstone_n &_o 〈◊〉_d and_o tha●_n of_o 〈◊〉_d i●_n animal_n art_n 9_o 〈…〉_z art_n 10._o that_o every_o loadstone_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o circumradiation_n of_o its_o magnetical_a 〈…〉_z accrue_n art_n 11._o the_o reason_n o●_n that_o admirable_a 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈…〉_z of_o magnetic_a and_o why_o the_o ●ole●_n of_o a_o loadstone_n be_v incapable_a but_o those_o of_o a_o needle_n easy_o capable_a of_o transplantation_n from_o one_o extreme_a to_o the_o contra●●_n art_n 12._o a_o objection_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o repulsion_n of_o the_o north_n ●ole_v of_o one_o loa●dst●ne_n or_o needle_n by_o the_o n●rth_a pole_n of_o another_o prevent_v art_n 13._o three_o principal_a magnetizee_a axiom_n de●uced_v from_o the_o same_o fountain_n art_n 14._o 〈…〉_z art_n 15._o that_o the_o magnetic_a vigour_n or_o perfection_n both_o of_o lodestone_n and_o iron_n do_v consist_v in_o either_o their_o native_a purity_n and_o uniformity_n of_o substance_n or_o their_o artificial_a politeness_n art_n 16_o that_o the_o a●ming_n of_o a_o magnet_n with_o polish_a steel_n do_v high_o corroborate_v but_o a●_n much_o diminish_v the_o sphere_n of_o its_o attractive_a virtue_n art_n 17._o why_o a_o small_a or_o weak_a loadstone_n do_v snatch_v away_o 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cause_n therein_o a_o local_a immutation_n of_o its_o insensible_a particle_n art_n 7._o the_o loadstone_n do_v the_o same_o art_n 8._o the_o magnetic_a virtue_n a_o corporeal_a efflux_n art_n 9_o contrary_a objection_n &_o their_o solution_n art_n 10._o a_o pa●alleli●me_n of_o the_o magnetic_a virtue_n and_o the_o vegetative_a facul●●_n o●_n plant_n art_n 11._o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d re●●pect_n &_o name_n be_v enemy_n and_o th●se_a of_o a_o contrary_a respect_n &_o name_n friend_n art_n 12._o 〈…〉_z be_v di●●ected_v into_o two_o piece_n why_o the_o ●oreal_a part_n of_o the_o one_o half_a decline_v conjunction_n with_o the_o boreall_n part_n of_o the_o other_o and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o one_o with_o th●_n aust●●ll_o of_o the_o other_o art_n 13._o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o earth_n extend_v from_o pole_n to_o pole_n and_o that_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o firm_a cohaesion_n of_o all_o its_o part_n conspire_v to_o conserve_v its_o spherical_a figure_n art_n 14._o reason_n of_o 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