The Abyssinian philosophy confuted: or, telluris theoria neither sacred, nor agreeable to reason. Being, for the most part, a translation of Petrus [i.e. Bernardino] Ramazzini, Of the wonderful springs of Modena / Illustrated with many curious remarks and experiments by the author and translator. To which is added, a new hypothesis deduced from Scripture, and the observation of nature. With the addition of some miscellany experiments. By Robert St. Clair. M.D.

  • Bernardino Ramazzini
Date:
1697
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Credit: The Abyssinian philosophy confuted: or, telluris theoria neither sacred, nor agreeable to reason. Being, for the most part, a translation of Petrus [i.e. Bernardino] Ramazzini, Of the wonderful springs of Modena / Illustrated with many curious remarks and experiments by the author and translator. To which is added, a new hypothesis deduced from Scripture, and the observation of nature. With the addition of some miscellany experiments. By Robert St. Clair. M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    into a hard.cruft, which made the Shell of the Primogenial Earth. This is the fabftance of the Hypo- thefis, from which, as a Corollary, tho? not heeded by the Theorift, we. may infer, a new fett of Principles, viz. Oil and Earth, unknown to the ‘Learned World before this Abyflinian Philofophy.. Now may Paracel] us keep to himfelf -his .chree. Principles Salt, Sulphur and Mercury, Arytotle his four Elements, Des Cartes bis three Prin- ciples. of AZateria fubtilis, globuli fe- cunds elements, materia tertit elements, and the moft experienc’d Van Helinont, his Axiom Of Water and Seminal Prin- ciples all things ave made, tho’ expe- rience taught him, and others fince him, that not only Oil, butalfo Salt, Earth, @c. are made of Water, which is known 4 pofferiort, or by the effect, or experiment (the Foundation of alt the Knowledge we have of Natu.) But as for the Antediluvian World, {ince it doth not fo much concern us now, I fhallleave the confideration of its Principles tothe Abyflinian Philo- fophers, who. demonftrate all things a priori. b And
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