The Philosophical Transactions (from the Year 1719, to the Year 1733) Abridged, and Disposed Under General Heads, Vol. 6: Part II, Containing the Physiological Papers (Classic Reprint) by Reverand John Eames (Paperback / softback, 2016)
Excerpt from The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1719, to the Year 1733) Abridged, and Disposed Under General Heads, Vol. 6: Part II, Containing the Physiological Papers Igall fay thing of Dr Bar-net's hypothefis, r of the many Infufiiciencies thereof, as jarring as much with the Phyfical Principles of Nature, as with the Holy Scriptures, which he has undertaken to reconcile. Dr Hook's Solution of this Problem, as he has t fully difcovered himfelf, I cant undertake to judge of: but his Corn prefiion of a Shellof Earth into a prolate Spheroid, thereby prciling out the Waters of an Abyfs under the Earth, may very well account for drowning two extrcam oppofite Zones of the Globe: but the mid dle Zone, being by much the greater Part of the Earth's Surface, snuff by this means be raifed higher from the Center, and confequent ly arife more but of the Water than before; and befides, fuch a Sup polition cant well be accounted for from Phyfical Caufes, but re. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.