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irregular_a variation_n of_o the_o mariner_n needle_n iv_o he_o suppose_v the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n and_o such_o like_a phaenomena_n to_o proceed_v from_o some_o cosmical_a law_n of_o nature_n or_o that_o the_o planetary_a vortex_n may_v be_v not_o a_o little_a concern_v in_o the_o produce_v such_o effect_n v._o he_o suppose_v all_o endemical_a and_o epidemical_a distemper_n to_o be_v chief_o owe_v to_o the_o influence_n of_o those_o globe_n which_o move_v about_o we_o and_o the_o terrestrial_a effluvia_fw-la of_o our_o own_o globe_n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o chapter_n treat_v of_o the_o temperature_n of_o subterraneal_a region_n as_o to_o heat_n and_o cold_a divide_v they_o into_o three_o region_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o bound_n as_o well_o as_o temperature_n of_o the_o first_o be_v very_o different_a that_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o second_o seem_v to_o be_v cold_a than_o that_o above_o or_o that_o below_o it_o be_v remote_a both_o from_o the_o 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to_o forty_o which_o salt_n be_v supply_v by_o salt-rock_n contiguous_a or_o near_o the_o water_n or_o by_o salt_n wash_v away_o and_o carry_v along_o by_o spring_n and_o rain-water_n which_o float_v into_o the_o ocean_n or_o by_o latent-spring_n as_o for_o the_o bitterness_n common_o observe_v in_o sea-water_n it_o probable_o proceed_v from_o some_o bituminous_a body_n carry_v along_o with_o spring-water_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o to_o these_o observation_n he_o add_v that_o agitation_n be_v very_o requisite_a to_o keep_v sea-water_n from_o stink_v and_o as_o to_o its_o saltness_n that_o it_o be_v observe_v to_o differ_v much_o in_o the_o degree_n of_o its_o saltness_n sect_n viii_o the_o eight_o nine_o ten_o and_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n chief_o consist_v of_o query_n propose_v for_o the_o natural_a history_n of_o mineral_n water_n therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n here_o that_o he_o give_v the_o follow_a direction_n in_o try_v mineral_n water_n 1._o to_o observe_v 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of_o the_o air_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o ascent_n of_o water_n in_o syringe_n be_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o air_n that_o light_n may_v be_v produce_v in_o vacuo_fw-la boyliano_fw-mi that_o by_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o include_v air_n 50_o or_o 60_o pound_n or_o a_o great_a weight_n may_v be_v raise_v in_o the_o exhaust_a receiver_n sect_n ii_o the_o second_o chapter_n contain_v description_n of_o several_a engine_n make_v use_v of_o in_o succeed_a experiment_n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o chapter_n show_v that_o the_o production_n of_o air_n may_v be_v help_v several_a way_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v obtain_v from_o bread_n grape_n raisin_n plumb_n mustard_n boil_a apple_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o chapter_n we_o be_v likewise_o tell_v how_o the_o production_n of_o air_n may_v be_v hinder_v as_o by_o cold_a by_o make_v use_n of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n along_o with_o the_o body_n include_v in_o vacuo_fw-la or_o by_o 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affect_v by_o the_o outward_a air_n that_o butter_n may_v be_v preserve_v a_o long_a time_n if_o keep_v from_o the_o contact_n of_o the_o outward_a air_n that_o sugar_n do_v not_o preserve_v fruit_n as_o well_o as_o ferment_v liquor_n flesh_n may_v be_v keep_v fresh_a if_o keep_v in_o a_o strong_a compress_a air_n in_o a_o receiver_n sect_n iv_o the_o four_o chapter_n show_v that_o body_n may_v be_v preserve_v a_o long_a time_n in_o vacuo_fw-la boyliano_fw-it without_o boil_v sect_n v._o the_o five_o chapter_n show_v that_o air_n may_v become_v unfit_a for_o respiration_n and_o yet_o retain_v its_o usual_a pressure_n and_o also_o several_a experiment_n to_o show_v how_o long_o some_o sort_n of_o animal_n may_v live_v without_o air_n long_o than_o other_o sect_n vi_o the_o six_o chapter_n contain_v animadversion_n on_o mr._n hobbe_n problemata_fw-la de_fw-la vacuo_fw-la and_o prove_v that_o the_o atmosphere_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o rise_v of_o water_n upon_o suction_n sect_n vii_o the_o seven_o chapter_n deliver_v the_o cause_n of_o attraction_n by_o suction_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o chief_o depend_v on_o the_o external_a pressure_n of_o the_o air_n when_o it_o be_v take_v off_o the_o internal_a surface_n of_o the_o liquor_n in_o a_o tube_n and_o far_o i._o that_o a_o liquor_n may_v be_v raise_v by_o suction_n when_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o air_n neither_o as_o it_o have_v weight_n nor_o elasticity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o elevation_n ii_o that_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o atmospherical_a air_n be_v sufficient_a to_o raise_v up_o liquor_n by_o suction_n sect_n viii_o the_o eight_o chapter_n contain_v observation_n and_o direction_n about_o the_o barometer_n and_o the_o nine_o contain_v only_o a_o description_n of_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o baroscope_n sect_n ix_o the_o ten_o chapter_n contain_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o admirable_a rarifaction_n of_o the_o air_n without_o heat_n it_o be_v rarify_v so_o as_o to_o possess_v 8232_o time_n its_o former_a dimension_n and_o sometime_o to_o 10000_o sect_n x._o the_o eleven_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o chapter_n show_v that_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o spring_n of_o expanded_a air_n be_v very_o considerable_a that_o the_o air_n may_v be_v compress_v into_o a_o eight_o part_n of_o its_o former_a space_n that_o the_o proportion_n as_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o rarification_n and_o condensation_n be_v as_o 1_o to_o 70._o sect_n xi_o the_o fourteen_o chapter_n give_v we_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o utility_n of_o higgroscope_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o general_n use_v be_v to_o estimate_v the_o change_n of_o the_o air_n as_o to_o moisture_n and_o dryness_n and_o the_o particular_a uses_n of_o they_o be_v to_o know_v the_o differ_a variation_n of_o wether_n in_o the_o same_o month_n day_n and_o hour_n to_o know_v how_o much_o one_o season_n be_v dry_a or_o moist_a
than_o another_o to_o discover_v and_o compare_v the_o change_n of_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n make_v by_o wind_n strong_a or_o weak_a frosty_a snowy_a and_o other_o wether_n to_o compare_v the_o temperature_n of_o differ_v house_n and_o differ_a room_n in_o the_o same_o house_n to_o observe_v in_o a_o chamber_n the_o effect_n of_o the_o presence_n or_o absence_n of_o fire_n in_o a_o chimney_n or_o stove_n to_o keep_v a_o chamber_n at_o the_o same_o degree_n or_o assign_a degree_n of_o dryness_n sect_n xii_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n show_v the_o efficacy_n 〈◊〉_d the_o air_n be_v moisture_n in_o contract_a rope_n …_o elling_n of_o timber_n and_o burst_v of_o marca_n …_o s._n sect_n xiii_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n contain_v a_o account_n of_o some_o unheeded_a cause_n of_o the_o insalubrity_n and_o salubrity_n of_o the_o air_n under_o the_o follow_a proposition_n i._o that_o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o in_o divers_a place_n the_o salubrity_n or_o insalubrity_n of_o the_o air_n consider_v in_o general_n may_v be_v in_o good_a part_n due_a to_o the_o subterraneal_a expiration_n especial_o those_o call_v ordinary_a emission_n ii_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o in_o divers_a place_n some_o endemical_a disease_n do_v chief_o or_o partly_o depend_v on_o subterraneal_a steam_n iii_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o divers_a epidemical_a disease_n be_v in_o great_a part_n produce_v by_o subterraneal_a effluvia_fw-la iv_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o most_o of_o the_o disease_n that_o physician_n call_v new_a one_o be_v cause_v either_o chief_o or_o concurrent_o by_o subterraneal_a steam_n sect_n fourteen_o the_o twenty_o and_o twenty_o first_o chapter_n show_v that_o there_o be_v several_a latent_fw-la quality_n in_o the_o air_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o union_n and_o conjunction_n of_o other_o body_n with_o it_o some_o of_o which_o may_v possible_o be_v raise_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n beam_n and_o also_o that_o the_o air_n seem_v to_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o sort_n of_o seminal_a principle_n sect_n xv._o the_o twenty_o second_o chapter_n contain_v a_o endeavour_n to_o improve_v artificial_a magnet_n and_o the_o twenty_o three_o and_o four_o chapter_n show_v that_o magnetical_a quality_n depend_v on_o a_o mechanical_a construction_n of_o the_o constituent_a part_n of_o a_o body_n since_o that_o quality_n may_v be_v alter_v by_o the_o effect_n of_o fire_n and_o other_o concurrent_a accident_n which_o can_v only_o mechanical_o affect_v it_o sect_n xvi_o the_o twenty_o five_o chapter_n prove_v by_o several_a experiment_n that_o electricity_n may_v be_v mechanical_o produce_v or_o destroy_v sect_n xvii_o the_o twenty_o six_o chapter_n contain_v a_o general_n history_n of_o the_o air_n in_o which_o since_o nothing_o be_v contain_v but_o what_o be_v historical_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o relate_v the_o substance_n in_o less_o room_n than_o it_o be_v there_o contain_v chap._n iu._n sect_n i._o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o four_o book_n prove_v that_o taste_n may_v be_v mechanical_o produce_v sect_n ii_o the_o second_o and_o three_o chapter_n prove_v that_o odour_n and_o colour_n depend_v on_o a_o mechanical_a texture_n of_o the_o body_n endow_v with_o they_o sect_n iii_o the_o four_o chapter_n contain_v a_o experimental_a history_n of_o colour_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o diversity_n of_o colour_n frequent_o denote_v different_a property_n in_o body_n and_o that_o the_o perception_n of_o colour_n depend_v on_o a_o particular_a motion_n give_v to_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o retina_fw-la and_o communicate_v to_o the_o brain_n as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o colour_n it_o depend_v on_o the_o various_a and_o different_o modify_v superficies_n of_o body_n or_o the_o various_a figure_n of_o the_o superficial_a part_n and_o their_o situation_n and_o sometime_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o body_n by_o which_o it_o be_v enable_v to_o reflect_v the_o ray_n of_o light_n various_o to_o the_o eye_n as_o to_o particular_a colour_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o whiteness_n depend_v on_o such_o a_o superficial_a texture_n as_o reflect_v the_o ray_n of_o light_n not_o upon_o one_o another_o but_o upon_o the_o spectator_n eye_n by_o reflect_v they_o without_o refraction_n and_o that_o the_o surface_v of_o white_a body_n be_v specular_a and_o by_o a_o change_n of_o the_o texture_n of_o its_o part_n a_o body_n may_v be_v deprive_v of_o that_o colour_n blackness_n differ_v from_o white_a in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o ray_n of_o light_n be_v reflect_v inward_o and_o not_o upon_o the_o eye_n the_o pratuberant_a part_n yield_v to_o the_o impression_n of_o those_o lucid_a ray_n the_o six_o and_o seven_o chapter_n contain_v several_a experiment_n which_o prove_v that_o whiteness_n and_o blackness_n may_v be_v mechanical_o alter_v or_o produce_v chap._n v._n sect_n i._o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o appendix_n to_o the_o four_o book_n he_o teach_v that_o cold_a may_v be_v mechanical_o produce_v or_o destroy_v by_o a_o bare_a change_n of_o texture_n or_o alteration_n otherwise_o mechanical_o bring_v on_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o aristotelian_a substantial_a form_n or_o the_o hypostatical_a principle_n of_o the_o chemist_n sect_n ii_o show_v we_o that_o not_o only_a weather-glass_n but_o our_o sense_n may_v misinform_v we_o about_o cold_a and_o the_o account_n of_o several_a predisposition_n and_o the_o temper_n of_o our_o sensory_n as_o we_o feel_v it_o cold_a in_o the_o air_n when_o we_o come_v out_o of_o a_o hot_a bath_n than_o when_o only_o out_o of_o a_o warm_a room_n etc._n etc._n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o chapter_n contain_v observation_n about_o the_o deficiency_n of_o weather-glass_n etc._n etc._n which_o since_o they_o teach_v we_o only_o how_o to_o learn_v to_o improve_v the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o since_o they_o can_v be_v express_v in_o few_o word_n i_o must_v take_v no_o far_o notice_n of_o they_o sect_n iv_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o condensation_n of_o the_o air_n in_o weather-glass_n and_o the_o ascent_n of_o water_n by_o cold_a depend_v on_o the_o pressure_n of_o the_o external_a air_n gravitate_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n without_o the_o pipe_n and_o overpower_v the_o spring_n of_o the_o internal_a air_n weaken_v by_o cold._n sect_n v._o the_o five_o chapter_n contain_v a_o natural_a history_n of_o cold_a which_o since_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o be_v otherwise_o relate_v than_o historical_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o epitome_n sect_n vi_o the_o six_o chapter_n contain_v a_o confutation_n of_o the_o receive_a notion_n of_o antiperistasis_n the_o seven_o a_o examination_n of_o mr._n hobbe_n doctrine_n of_o cold_a which_o be_v only_o controversial_a i_o must_v pass_v it_o by_o and_o as_o for_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o chapter_n they_o likewise_o contain_v bare_a historical_a truth_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o contraction_n and_o this_o 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