| 1809 - 604 páginas
...philosopher himself estimated his acquirements, we may see from the following note. ' Sir Isaac said a little before his death, «' I do not know what I may appear...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
| 1822 - 850 páginas
...We are informed, by his particular friend Air Conduit, that, a little before his death, he said, ' I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
| 1820 - 856 páginas
...Isaac NeWibn, a littte before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to th'e world ; but; as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then miding asmoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst... | |
| 1820 - 760 páginas
...Sir Issue Newton, a little before he died, said, < I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sen. shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a. smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 páginas
...ISAAC NEWTON, a" little before he died, said, ' I don't know what 1 may seem to the world ; but, as to myself, I seem, to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 páginas
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 páginas
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 páginas
...people to know his meanin * See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. • | Sir Isaac said a little before his death, • • I do not know what I may...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| Bartholomew Prescot - 1822 - 292 páginas
...believe. We are informed by his particular friend Mr. Conduit, that a little before his death he said, " I do not know what I may appear to the world, but...have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
| 1879 - 1042 páginas
...great philosopher himself think on this subject ? The utterance of his closing days is well known : ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
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