All these things being considered, it seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties and in such proportion to space as most... A History of Chemistry - Page 66by Forris Jewett Moore - 1918 - 292 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...of fermentation, to which almost all the motion we meet with in the world is- owing. It is probable, that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable moveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other preperties, and in such proportion... | |
| Greece - 1810 - 506 pages
...reckoned the property of all uncompounded matter, &c. All " these things considered, it is probable, that God in the beginning formed matter " in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles, &c. These primitive par" tides being solid, are incomparably harder than any porous... | |
| Science - 1815 - 520 pages
...remaining undivided, Mr. Daltqn has referred to fhe following observations of Sir Isaac Newton : — " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, mpveable, particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportion... | |
| Science - 1815 - 514 pages
...remaining uniiirideii, Mr. Dalton has referred to the following observations of Sir Iiaac Newton : — " It seems probable to me that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, move-able, particles, of such sizes and figures, anJ with such other properties, and in such proportion... | |
| Science - 1818 - 514 pages
...this subject. This excellent philosopher, in enumerating the principles of nature, say* : " It teems probable to me, that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, inauy, hard, impenetrable, move-able particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties,... | |
| Granville Penn - Bible and geology - 1822 - 480 pages
...Halt! They are these : "It seems probable to me, (said " the wise, sober, and circumspect Newton,) " that GOD, in the beginning, formed matter, in " .solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable " particles, of such sizes and figures, and with " such other properties, and in such proportions... | |
| India - 1824 - 414 pages
...Newton on the same subject? "It seems probable to me (said the wise, sober, and circumspect Newton,) that God in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, nr.oveable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions... | |
| George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...a general sense ; the whole universe is said to be composed of matter, though not of materials ; 1 It seems probable to me, that God in the beginning formed matter in solid, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles.' NEWTON. On the other hand materials consist of those particular... | |
| John Mason Good - Natural history - 1826 - 536 pages
...these high ornaments of our country. " All things considered," says Sir Isaac, " it seems probable that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles ; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such propor*... | |
| James Kennedy Bailie - Creation - 1827 - 586 pages
...Queries subjoined to his Optics, Newton expresses himself thus with respect to first formations : " It seems probable to me that God, in the beginning,...formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles ; of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and in such proportions... | |
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