The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen9Houghton, Mifflin, 1864 |
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... heat- ed by the rays of the sun , as in cold climates , caves , mountains , and the columns of anchorites ; or kept from the body , as by thick skins , the plumage of birds , and the use of oils and unguents without spices . The juices ...
... heat- ed by the rays of the sun , as in cold climates , caves , mountains , and the columns of anchorites ; or kept from the body , as by thick skins , the plumage of birds , and the use of oils and unguents without spices . The juices ...
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... heat ; a breath ( I say ) compounded of the natures of flame and air , having the softness of air to receive impressions , and the vigour of fire to propagate its action ; nourished partly by oily and partly by watery substances ...
... heat ; a breath ( I say ) compounded of the natures of flame and air , having the softness of air to receive impressions , and the vigour of fire to propagate its action ; nourished partly by oily and partly by watery substances ...
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... heat and cold so acutely , that its perception is far more subtle than that of the human touch , which yet is reputed the normal measure of heat and cold . It seems then that in regard to this doctrine men have committed two faults ...
... heat and cold so acutely , that its perception is far more subtle than that of the human touch , which yet is reputed the normal measure of heat and cold . It seems then that in regard to this doctrine men have committed two faults ...
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... but water and air do not acquire any light from the most intense and raging heat , nor cast forth any brightness . And if any one thinks that this is because it is the property of fire to shine 58 TRANSLATION OF THE " DE AUGMENTIS . "
... but water and air do not acquire any light from the most intense and raging heat , nor cast forth any brightness . And if any one thinks that this is because it is the property of fire to shine 58 TRANSLATION OF THE " DE AUGMENTIS . "
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... heat , and mani- festly conceives light , how happens it that owls and cats and some other animals can see by night ? It must needs be ( since sight cannot pass without light ) that the air has some pure and natural light of its own ...
... heat , and mani- festly conceives light , how happens it that owls and cats and some other animals can see by night ? It must needs be ( since sight cannot pass without light ) that the air has some pure and natural light of its own ...
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