The natural and experimental history of winds &c. written in Latine by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban ; translated into English by R.G., gent.
- Title
- The natural and experimental history of winds &c. written in Latine by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban ; translated into English by R.G., gent.
- Author
- Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Anne Moseley and Tho. Basset ...,
- 1671.
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- Subject terms
- Winds -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- Officials and employees.
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Contents
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TO THE Most Illustrious, AND EXCELLENT PRINCE, CHARLES, Son and Heir to the High and Mighty KING
JAMES. -
THE NATURAL and EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY for the making up of Philosophy: Or Experiments of the Universe: Which is the third part of the
INSTAURATIO MAGNA. - The Rule of this present History.
- The Titles of the Histories and Inquisitions destined for the first six Months.
- In this Book are contained;
- The Entry into the History of Winds.
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PARTICULAR TOPICKS: OR, Articles of Inquisition Concerning the Winds.- The Names of Winds.
- General Winds.
- Precise, or fixed Winds.
- Attending or Peculiar Winds.
- Free Winds.
- Divers qualities of Winds.
- Local beginnings of Winds.
- Accidental Generations, and Production of Winds.
- Extraordinary Winds, and sudden Blasts.
- Things contributing, or making for the Winds, and raising, and appeasing them.
- The bounds of Winds.
- Successions of Winds.
- Divers Motions of the Winds.
- Of the power of Winds.
- Prognosticks of Winds.
- Imitations of Winds.
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THE HISTORY.
- The Names of Winds.
- Free Winds.
- General Winds.
- Stayed or certain Winds.
- Customary or Attending Winds.
- The Qualities and Powers of Winds.
- Local beginnings of Winds.
- Accidental generations of Winds.
- Extraordinary Winds, and sudden Blasts.
- Helps to Winds; namely, to Original Winds: for of ac∣cidental ones we have enquired before.
- The Bounds of VVinds.
- Successions of Winds.
- The Motion of the Winds.
- The Motion of Winds in the Sails of Ships.
- Greater Observations.
- The Motion of Winds in other Engines of Mans Invention.
- Prognosticks of Winds.
- Imitations of Winds.
- A greater Observation.
- Moveable Rules concerning Winds.
- A Humane Map, or Optatives, with such things as are next to them concerning Winds.
- An Entrance to the Titles appointed for the next five Months.
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THE NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY OF
THE FORM ofHOT THINGS. -
The Inquisition of Forms proceeds thus.
- The first Aphorism.
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The second Aphorism.
- Six Negatives to the second Instance.
- One Negative to the third Affirmative Instance.
- To the fourth one.
- To the fifth one.
- To the sixth one.
- To the seventh one.
- To the eighth one.
- To the ninth one.
- To the Tenth one.
- To the eleventh one.
- To the Twelfth one.
- To the thirteenth one.
- To the fourteenth one.
- To the fifteenth one.
- To the sixteenth one.
- To the seventeenth one.
- To the eighteenth one.
- To the nineteenth one.
- To the twentieth one.
- To the one and twentieth one.
- To the two and twentieth one.
- To the four and twentieth one.
- To the five and twentieth one.
- To the six and twentieth one.
- To the seven and twentieth one.
- The third Aphorism.
- The Table of Degrees or Comparatives in Heat.
- The first Vindemiation of the Form of Heat.
- The Division of Heat.
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The Inquisition of Forms proceeds thus.
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The Lord FRANCIS BACON of
Verulam of the several kinds of Motion. OROf the active Vertue. - An Index of the most remarkable things con∣tained in this Book.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Sir FRANCIS BACON Knight,
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England. -
A BRIEF DISCOURSE TOUCHING THE OFFICE OF Lord Chancellor of England, &c.
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The Name and Office, of
Lord Chancellor ofEngland under theSaxons. -
II. Whether the Keeping of a Seal, were in the Chancellorship under theSaxons. -
III. Testimonies of the Chancellorship and Keepership joyned, in times neer after theNorman Invasion. -
IV. Of the Division and Conjunction of Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper, till an Old Act made that they should be One.
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The Name and Office, of
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A true CATALOGUE of the
Lord Chancellors andKeepers of the Great Seal of England, from theNorman Conquest, untill this present Year 1671.