The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Translations of the philosophical worksHoughton, Mifflin, 1882 |
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... fire , potentially eternal . When therefore physicians and philosophers , observed that animals were nourished and their bodies repaired and refreshed , but that this was only for a time , as old age soon came on and was speed- ily ...
... fire , potentially eternal . When therefore physicians and philosophers , observed that animals were nourished and their bodies repaired and refreshed , but that this was only for a time , as old age soon came on and was speed- ily ...
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... fire . The inquiry therefore should be twofold ; regarding first the body of man as a thing inanimate and unrepaired by nourishment ; and secondly as a thing animate and nourished . And with these prefa- tory remarks I now pass on to ...
... fire . The inquiry therefore should be twofold ; regarding first the body of man as a thing inanimate and unrepaired by nourishment ; and secondly as a thing animate and nourished . And with these prefa- tory remarks I now pass on to ...
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... fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are exceedingly durable , even when ex- posed to the air ; and much more so ...
... fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are exceedingly durable , even when ex- posed to the air ; and much more so ...
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... fire , like glass or bricks , become very durable . Flesh and fruit also last longer in a cooked than in a raw state . And this is not only because the preparation in the fire prevents putrefaction ; but also because , when the watery ...
... fire , like glass or bricks , become very durable . Flesh and fruit also last longer in a cooked than in a raw state . And this is not only because the preparation in the fire prevents putrefaction ; but also because , when the watery ...
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... Fire and intense heat dry some things , but melt others . " In one and the same fire , clay grows hard and wax melts . ” 2 Heat dries the earth , stones , wood , cloth , skins , and all bodies that cannot be melted . It melts metals ...
... Fire and intense heat dry some things , but melt others . " In one and the same fire , clay grows hard and wax melts . ” 2 Heat dries the earth , stones , wood , cloth , skins , and all bodies that cannot be melted . It melts metals ...
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