Lives of eminent persons; consisting of Galileo, Kepler1833 |
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... character and anecdotes of Ga- lileo 96 100-102 53 , 54 58 59-61 Account of his death and burial in 1642 103 Dispersion of his books and manuscripts 104 Notices of various biographies of Ga- lileo 104 , 105 62 , 63 List of his Works 106 ...
... character and anecdotes of Ga- lileo 96 100-102 53 , 54 58 59-61 Account of his death and burial in 1642 103 Dispersion of his books and manuscripts 104 Notices of various biographies of Ga- lileo 104 , 105 62 , 63 List of his Works 106 ...
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... character Customs in regard to the female sex Sources of our knowledge respecting Ma- homet 8-10 10 11 The Somna , or collected traditions , of the Mahometans ib . Reasons to prove that those traditions are unworthy of belief 11 , 12 ...
... character Customs in regard to the female sex Sources of our knowledge respecting Ma- homet 8-10 10 11 The Somna , or collected traditions , of the Mahometans ib . Reasons to prove that those traditions are unworthy of belief 11 , 12 ...
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... Character of Henry the Eighth in his early ib . • Manner in which that power was exercised 18 Celebrated meeting of Henry and Francis the First , at the field of Ardres Trial and execution of the Duke of Buck- ingham , and reflections ...
... Character of Henry the Eighth in his early ib . • Manner in which that power was exercised 18 Celebrated meeting of Henry and Francis the First , at the field of Ardres Trial and execution of the Duke of Buck- ingham , and reflections ...
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... character of Coke 21-23 Critical examination of his works His digressions and useless quotations censured • Page 23 ... character by an anonymous contem- porary writer 24 ib . . ib . His judicial and political character 25 · General ...
... character of Coke 21-23 Critical examination of his works His digressions and useless quotations censured • Page 23 ... character by an anonymous contem- porary writer 24 ib . . ib . His judicial and political character 25 · General ...
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... character and writings 26-32 26 Natural talents and attainments appre- ciated 1 Origin and objects of the scientific expe- dition into Arabia 5-7 His birth and parentage ( 1733 ) Political character of the German literati at the middle ...
... character and writings 26-32 26 Natural talents and attainments appre- ciated 1 Origin and objects of the scientific expe- dition into Arabia 5-7 His birth and parentage ( 1733 ) Political character of the German literati at the middle ...
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admiration æther afterwards ancient appears Aristotle artist astronomical beauty Blake body called Cardinal cause celebrated centre character church Coke considered Copernicus court death discovered discovery distance Duke earth employed endeavoured England English epicycle equal equant favour Florence force Galileo genius Greek Henry honour Italy Kepler king knowledge Koreish labour learned Leibnitz letter Lord Somers Mahomet manner matter means ment method method of fluxions Michael Angelo mind moon motion nature never Newton Niebuhr object observations occasion opinion orbit painting parliament period persons philosopher planets pope present principles printed probably proportion published racter reason remarkable rendered respect Rome says sculpture sent sion Sir Edward Coke society supposed tained theory thing thought tion treatise Tycho Brahe Vasari whilst whole Wolsey Wren writings
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Página 17 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Página 2 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.
Página 8 - How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it.
Página 13 - Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter ; when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame ; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances ; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Página 32 - I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there -were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Página 29 - I should desire that the last words which I should pronounce in this Academy, and from this place, might be the name of — MICHAEL ANGELO*.
Página 18 - Labour was the first price, the original purchase money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased; and its value, to those who possess it, and who want to exchange it for some new productions, is precisely equal to the quantity of' labour which it can enable them to purchase or command.
Página 30 - ... the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such like questions.
Página 36 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Página 62 - I held and believed that the sun is the centre of the world and immovable, and that the earth is not the centre and...