Dissertations on Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy

A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, London, 1792 - 696 páginas

Investigation of the Law of Nature on which is to be founded	3

View to be taken of mutual attraction 9 The path of the earth may be thus affected	8

Subject of the paper Different ratios in which the evaporating power of heat may pro	13

CHAP v	15

DISSERTATION II	53

Phyfical Differtations on the Powers of Matter and Appearances	62

Purpofe of this differtation 2 Cafe flated 3 M de Luc refufes the principle	63

Of the Natural Conflitution of the Atmosphere fo far as refpects	99

CHAP	414

CHA P II	424

Mechanical Principles confidered in relation to Fluidity P	427

CHAP I	433

CHA P II	441

Farther Trial of the Theory with regard to Heat p	448

CHA P III	455

Heat examined with regard to the facility of its tranſmiſſion	467

Object of this part of the differtation 2 What we are to inquire after 3 Cafe	106

CHA P III	116

DISSERTATION IV	149

General View of the Subject p	171

CHA P II	180

The Doctrine of Phlogiſton ſupported by Arguments taken from	213

The fubject of phlogiston to be investigated in the compoſition of water 2 Caution	218

DISSERTATION I	273

Our knowledge of matter and fubftance derived from bodies 2 Our knowledge	280

The Law of Gravitation as a Principle of Natural Philoſophy	317

CHA P II	324

Action and Reaction examined in order to underſtand	328

Gravity a Power known from its Effects P	341

CASE IGravity as a preffing Power P	342

CHA P III	351

CHA P IV	358

Gravitation found to have an Intensity variable with the Distance	360

View of Gravitation in order farther to generalize this Principle	367

Gravitation generalized in the obferved Influence of	371

DISSERTATION III	383

Nature of Cobefion as a Phyfical Principle inveftigated P	388

The Principles of Volume in Natural Bodies P	404

CHA P IV	410

Application of the Principles P	474

p	480

P	481

CHA P I	487

Of luminous and burning Bodies P	496

Heat and Electricity confidered in relation to Friction by means	510

CHA P II	522

Effects of Phlogistic Matter with regard to Hardness and Ductility	535

Investigation of Ductility in concreted Bodies P	544

Effects of Phlogistic Matter in Bodies with regard to Light p	558

Nature of the Matter in Bodies by which Light is affect	565

PART IIINature of the Matter by which Light is affected at	574

Proper Opacity confidered with a View to explain	579

The various Affection of the different Species of Light	589

Being an Enquiry into the Effect of Phlogistic Mat	598

An Objection to the prefent Theory removed with a Con	603

Phofphoretic Bodies confidered with regard to the Power by which	614

How we may endeavour to conceive the nature of matter 2 Perceptible and fenfible	617

General caufe of wind 2 Variation in this caufe 3 Another caufe of variation	620

DISSERTATION VIII	622

The Theory examined with regard to its final Cauſe p	666

APPENDIX	687

Título	Dissertations on Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy
Autor	James Hutton
Editor	A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, London, 1792
Procedencia del original	Biblioteca Británica
Digitalizado	15 Sep 2014
N.º de páginas	696 páginas

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