Religious Philofopher :

Or, the Right USE of

Contemplating the Works of the
CREATOR.

I. In the wonderful Structure of Animal Bo-
dies, and in particular MA N.

II. In the no lefs wonderful and wife Formation
of the ELEMENTS, and their various Effects
upon Animal and Vegetable Bodies. And,
III. In the most amazing Structure of the
HEAVENS, with all its Furniture;

DESIGNED

For the Conviction of ATHEISTS and INFIDELS.

VOL. II.

Throughout which, all the late DISCOVERIES in
Anatomy, Philofophy and Aftronomy, together with
the various Experiments made ufe of to illuftrate
the fame, are most copiously handled by that
Learned Mathematician, Dr. NIEUWEŃTTT.

Translated from the Driginal,

By JOHN CHAMBERLAYNE, Efq; F. R. S.

Adorn'd with CUTS.

LONDON:

Printed for J.SENEX in Salisbury-Court, and W.TAYLOR
at the Ship in Pater-Nofter-Row. MDCCXIX.

N. B. The Third and Laft VOLUME is in the Prefs,
and will be finish'd in a short time,

THE

CONTENTS

OF THE

Second VOLUME

O F

Dr. Nieuwentyt's Contemplations.

CONTEMPLATION XVII. Page 367.

Of the AIR.

Sec. 1.20 Ranfition to the Contemplation of

the World.

Se&t. II. And firft of the Air.

Sea. III. The Gravity and Ela-

fticity of Air.

Se&t. IV. An Experiment concerning the Gravity of the

Air.

Sect. V, and VI. The Air's Elaftic Faculty proy'd

Experimentally.

Se&t. VII. The Preffure of the Air.

Sect. VIII. The Miftakes of fome Atheists.

Sect. IX. A Defcription of Barometers, &c.

Se&t. X. A Barometer made of Water and Lie, with
Some Experiments.

Sc&. XI. The prodigious Preffure of the Air upon a

Man.

Sec. XII. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva-
tions.

Sect. XIII, and XIV. Other Experiments proving
the Preure of the Air.

Se&t. XV. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva-

tions.

Sect. XVI. A little Air refifts a greater Quantity.

Sec. XVII. A little Air gravitates as strongly as a
great deal of Air.

Sect. XVIII. The Difference between the Gravity and

Elafticity of the Air.

Sect. XIX. How the Elaftic Power of the Air works

by the Gravity thereof.

Sect. XX. The Air that bears moft Weight is most

comprefs'd.

Se&t. XXI. Air that is moft Compressed is most
Elaftic.

Sect. XXII. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva-

tions.

Sect. XXIII, and XXIV. The Elaftic Power of

the Air is the Caufe of Suction, proved Experimentally.

Se&. XXV. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva-

tions.

Se&t. XXVI. Experiments to fhew that Living Crea-
tures will perish in a Place from which the Air is ex-
haufted.

Sect. XXVII. Atheists deny their own Principles.
Sect. XXVIII. To die in an Unelaftical Air is no
neceffary Confequence of Nature.

Sect. XXIX. To die therefore in an Air divested of its
Elafticity is only the refult of the Will of GOD.

Se&.

Sect. XXX. The Elaftic Faculty of the Air is not fuffir
cient alone for the Prefervation of Life.

Sect. XXXI. The Elaftic Power of the Air does like-

wife caufe Fish to live and fubfift under Water.

Sect. XXXII. Plants do alfo live by Air.

Sect. XXXIII. Fire is Supported by Air.

Sect. XXXIV. Air caufes Smoak and the Particles
thereof to afcend.

Sect. XXXV. Air is the Caufe of Sounds.

Sect. XXXVI, and XXXVII. Several Experi-

ments of the Productions of Sounds by Air.

Sect. XXXVIII. Convictions from the foregoing Ob-
Servations.

Sect, XXXIX. The Ufe of Air in Pumps.

Set XL. The Air contains fermenting Humours in
Veffels.

Sect. XLI. About Refraction and Twilight.

Sect. XLII. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.
Se&. XLIII. The Gravity and Elafticity of the Air
unknown to the Ancients.

CONTEMPLATION XVIII. Page 414.

of METEORS.

Se&. I. Tranfition to the Meteors.

Se&. II. The Air is a Menftruum or diffolving Fluid.
Sect. III. The Air is impregnated with a great Variety
of Particles.

Se&. IV. The fame proved in Sulphureous Particles.
Se&t. V. The like Mixture with Particles of Fire.

Se&. VI. Alcalis and Acids mix'd with Air.

Sec. VII. Burning Spirits and Oyls mix themselves

with the Air.

Se&. VIII. Other Particles do likewise mix themselves
with the Air.

Se&. IX. Many Particles preferve their Properties in the
Air.

Se&t.

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