Astronomical Principles of Religion, Natural and Reveal'd: In Nine Parts ... Together with a Preface, of the Temper of Mind Necessary for the Discovery of Divine Truth; and of the Degree of Evidence that Ought to be Expected in Divine Matters |
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... feem to me very remarkable , and very pertinent to our present Purpose : Not now indeed , as fuppofing any of thofe Obfervations of Sacred Authority , but as very right in themselves ; very agreeable to the Light of Nature , and very ...
... feem to me very remarkable , and very pertinent to our present Purpose : Not now indeed , as fuppofing any of thofe Obfervations of Sacred Authority , but as very right in themselves ; very agreeable to the Light of Nature , and very ...
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... feem to it to be defcrib'd . XXXI . If a primary Planet revolving about the Sun carry a Moon along with it , this will be fo mov'd about the Primary , that it will per- petually be accelerated from the Quadrature with the Sun , unto the ...
... feem to it to be defcrib'd . XXXI . If a primary Planet revolving about the Sun carry a Moon along with it , this will be fo mov'd about the Primary , that it will per- petually be accelerated from the Quadrature with the Sun , unto the ...
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... feem unlike the Earth as to Sea and Land . It has all Variety of Phafes , according to its various Pofition with refpect to the Sun , or according as we on the Earth can fee the whole , the half , or only fome Part of its en- lighten'd ...
... feem unlike the Earth as to Sea and Land . It has all Variety of Phafes , according to its various Pofition with refpect to the Sun , or according as we on the Earth can fee the whole , the half , or only fome Part of its en- lighten'd ...
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... Sun in Ellipfes , fo very oblong , that their vifible Parts feem in a manner Parabolical ; but have fuch vaft Atmospheres about them , and and Tails deriv'd from the fame , especially after their 22 Aftronomical Principles.
... Sun in Ellipfes , fo very oblong , that their vifible Parts feem in a manner Parabolical ; but have fuch vaft Atmospheres about them , and and Tails deriv'd from the fame , especially after their 22 Aftronomical Principles.
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... feem fit to caufe vaft Mu- tations in the Planets , particularly in bringing on them Deluges and Conflagrations , according as the Planets pafs through their Atmospheres , in their Defcent to , or Afcent from the Sun ; and fo feem ...
... feem fit to caufe vaft Mu- tations in the Planets , particularly in bringing on them Deluges and Conflagrations , according as the Planets pafs through their Atmospheres , in their Defcent to , or Afcent from the Sun ; and fo feem ...
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Accounts Æther Aftronomy againſt alfo almoft alſo Ancient Atmoſpheres becauſe beſt Bleffing Cafe Caufe Cauſe Center centripetal Force Comets Confequence Confideration Creatures Demonftration difcover Diſtances Diurnal Diurnal Motion Divine Earth efpecially Eternity Evidence faid fame feem feen felf felves feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt Fixed Stars fmall fome fometimes ftill fuch fuppofe greateſt hath Heaven Hiftory himſelf Inftance invifible Jewish and Chriftian juft Jupiter laft leaft leaſt lefs Light Lord Matter Meaſure Miles moft Moon moſt Motion muft muſt Nature neceffary Neceffity Number Obfervations Occafion Orbits Parallax Phænomena Philofophers Planets Power of Gravity Praiſe prefent Proportion Purpoſe Quantity Reafon Recognitions of Clement reft Religion Revelation revolve Sacred Saturn Scripture Senfe ſhall Soul ſtill Supreme thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou tion true Syftem Truth Ufes Underſtanding Univerſe unto uſe vaft vaftly Velocity vifible whatfoever whofe Wiſdom World Xenophanes