A new treatise of natural philosophy, free'd from the intricacies of the schools adorned with many curious experiments both medicinal and chymical : as also with several observations useful for the health of the body.

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A new treatise of natural philosophy, free'd from the intricacies of the schools adorned with many curious experiments both medicinal and chymical : as also with several observations useful for the health of the body.

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Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.

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London :: Printed by R.E. for J. Hindmarsh ...,

1687.

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Physics -- Early works to 1800.

Science -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

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• INDEX.
• NATURAL PHILOSOPHY; OR, Natural Science FREED FROM The Intricacies of the Schools.
  • The First Part of Physick, wherein is Treated of the Causes and Principles of Nature.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Efficient Cause, and of its Essence and Differences.
    • CHAP. II. Of the first Cause.
    • CHAP. III. The Perfections of the first Cause.
    • CHAP. IV. Of second Causes, and their Actions.
    • CHAP. V. Of Accidental Causes.
    • CHAP. VI. Of Sympathy, and Antipathy, and the effects depending upon them.
    • CHAP. VII. Experiments concerning Iron, and the Load-Stone.
    • CHAP. VIII. An Explication of many other Effects, which we endeavour to attribute to Sympathy.
    • CHAP. IX. Experiments concerning Portative Re∣medies, of Quick-Silver, Gold, Sil∣ver, and Copper.
    • CHAP. X. Of Natural Phaenomena which are at∣tributed to Antipathy.
    • CHAP. XI. Of Emeticks, Sudorificks, and Speci∣ficks.
    • CHAP. XII. Of Poisons, and Toxicks.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of Sublimate, Arsenick, and other sorts of Poisons, and the deadly Effects which proceed from them.
    • CHAP. XIV. Of Antidotes.
    • CHAP. XV. The True Cause of our Diseases.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of the Causes of our Health.
    • CHAP. XVII. Of Formal, Exemplary, and Material Causes.
    • CHAP. XVIII. Of the first Matter.
    • CHAP. XIX. Of Atoms and their Nature.
    • CHAP. XX. The Properties, Magnitude, Figure, Weight and Motion of Atoms.
    • CHAP. XXI. Difficulties arising from the Doctrine of Atoms.
    • CHAP. XXII. Of the Disseminate, Congregate, and Separate Vacuum of Gassendus.
    • CHAP. XXIII. Of a Congregate Vacuum, against Ari∣stotle and Cartesius.
  • The Second Part of Physick. In which is Treated of Coelestial Things which happen above Man.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Immense Spaces which are with∣out the Heavens.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Heavens, and their Nature.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Stars, and their Substance.
    • CHAP. IV. Of the Magnitude of the Stars, and their Figures.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Motion of the Stars.
    • CHAP. VI. Ptolomy's System of the World Ex∣amined.
    • CHAP. VII. Copernicus's System of the World Examined.
    • CHAP. VIII. Of the Motion of the Earth.
    • CHAP. IX. Of the Sun the true Centre, and Heart of the World.
    • CHAP. X. Of the Moon and its Changes.
    • CHAP. XI. Of the Planets, Comets, and Fixed Stars.
    • CHAP. XII. Of Meteors in the Air.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of Winds, Tempests, and Whirl-winds.
    • CHAP. XIV. Of Thunder, Lightning, and the Thun∣der-Bolt.
    • CHAP. XV. Of Aurum Fulminans, or Gold imita∣ting Thunder.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of Hail, Snow, Frost, &c.
    • CHAP. XVII. Of the Rain-Bow, Halo, and Pareliae.
    • CHAP. XVIII. Of Air, its Substance, and Quality.
  • The Third Part of Physick. Of those Things which are under a Man; (viz.) of Earth, and things Terrestrial, which are called Inanimate.
    • CHAP. I. Of Earth and Water in general.
    • CHAP. II. Of Terrestrial Inanimate Bodies in general.
    • CHAP. III. Of the various Qualities to be observed in Compound Bodies.
    • CHAP. IV. Of the special Qualities depending upon the Composition of Bodies.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Quantity, Weight, and Figure of Compounds.
    • CHAP. VI. The difference between Natural and Artificial Compounds.
    • CHAP. VII. Of Mettals and their Formation.
    • CHAP. VIII. Of Gold, the King of Mettals.
    • CHAP. IX. Of Silver, Copper, and other imperfect Mettals.
    • CHAP. X. Of Lead, Tin, and Iron.
    • CHAP. XI. Of Quick Silver, and Arbor Dianae, or Silver-Tree.
    • CHAP. XII. Of Minerals.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of Salts.
    • CHAP. XIV. Of Subterraneous Fires, and Earth-Quakes.
    • CHAP. XV. Of Waters, and their differences.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of the Sea, its Ebbing, and Flow∣ing, as also of the Saltness of Sea-Water.
    • CHAP. XVII. Of Springs and Rivers.
  • The Fourth Part of Physick. Of those things which are in Man, and of Man himself, as he is a Com∣pound, Physical, Animated Body.
    • CHAP. I. Of Life in general.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Differences of Lives.
    • CHAP. III. Of the Vegetative Life, common to Man and Plants.
    • CHAP IV. Of the Nature of Seeds, and of their Propagation.
    • CHAP. V. Of Nutrition, which Plants and Brute Beasts have, common with Man.
    • CHAP. VI. How and with what Aliment an Em∣bryo is nourished 'till the time of his Birth.
    • CHAP. VII. How Man is Nourished after he is Born.
    • CHAP. VIII. The Sensitive Life in Man, and other Animals.
    • CHAP. IX. Of Sight, its Organ and Object, (viz.) Light.
    • CHAP. X. How Illustrated Objects are seen.
    • CHAP. XI. Of Hearing, its Organ, and Object.
    • CHAP. XII. Particular Questions concerning Hear∣ing.
    • CHAP. XIII. Of Smelling, its Organ, and Object.
    • CHAP. XIV. Of Tast, and its Object.
    • CHAP. XV. Of Feeling.
    • CHAP. XVI. Of the Speech, Pulse, and Breathing of Man.
    • CHAP. XVII. Of the Motion of the Heart.
    • CHAP. XVIII. Of the Irregular Motion of the Heart, in Animals, and of Feavers.
    • CHAP. XIX. Of the Circulation of the Blood.
    • CHAP. XX. Of the Inward Senses, and the Infe∣riour Appetite.
    • CHAP. XXI. Of Sleep, Wakefulness, and Death.
    • CHAP. XXII. Of the Death of Brutes, Plants, and Mettals.