Lives of Eminent PersonsBaldwin and Cradock, 1833 - 571 páginas |
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Página vi
... before the application of the pendulum 96 Private character and anecdotes of
Galileo 100-102 Account of his death and burial in 1642 103 Disp ion of his
books and manuscripts 104 Notices of various biographies of Galileo 104 , 105
List of ...
... before the application of the pendulum 96 Private character and anecdotes of
Galileo 100-102 Account of his death and burial in 1642 103 Disp ion of his
books and manuscripts 104 Notices of various biographies of Galileo 104 , 105
List of ...
Página vii
... the first German who calculated the tables of logarithms 48 , 49 Trial of Kepler's
mother , and her condemnation to the torture 49 , 50 Invitation to Kepler to go to
England 50 Rudolphine Tables finished and published in 1627 50 , 51 Death ...
... the first German who calculated the tables of logarithms 48 , 49 Trial of Kepler's
mother , and her condemnation to the torture 49 , 50 Invitation to Kepler to go to
England 50 Rudolphine Tables finished and published in 1627 50 , 51 Death ...
Página viii
... 38 “ Chronology " 33 of his death in 1727 , at the age Remarks on his “
Observations upon the of 85 38 Prophecies " 33-35 List of the different editions of
his His paper in the Philosophical Transac Works tions on “ Temperature , "
analysis of ...
... 38 “ Chronology " 33 of his death in 1727 , at the age Remarks on his “
Observations upon the of 85 38 Prophecies " 33-35 List of the different editions of
his His paper in the Philosophical Transac Works tions on “ Temperature , "
analysis of ...
Página ix
Installed into the Deanery of Lincoln in 1508 5 Death of Henry the Seventh in
1509 ib . Wolsey appointed privy councillor to Henry the Eighth ib . Character of
Henry the Eighth in his early years ib . State of Europe on the accession of that ...
Installed into the Deanery of Lincoln in 1508 5 Death of Henry the Seventh in
1509 ib . Wolsey appointed privy councillor to Henry the Eighth ib . Character of
Henry the Eighth in his early years ib . State of Europe on the accession of that ...
Página x
... Parliament 20,21 His death in 1634 21 Personal , judicial , and political
character of Coke . 21-23 Page Critical examination of his works 23-30 His
digressions and useless quotations censured Examples of his constant parade of
scholastic ...
... Parliament 20,21 His death in 1634 21 Personal , judicial , and political
character of Coke . 21-23 Page Critical examination of his works 23-30 His
digressions and useless quotations censured Examples of his constant parade of
scholastic ...
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able according admiration afterwards already ancient appears beauty body called carried cause centre character church common complete considered continued court death desire direction discovered distance earth effect employed England English equal experiment expressed fact force Galileo give given hand honour important interest Italy Kepler king knowledge known labour learned less letter light lived Lord manner matter means ment mentioned method Michael Angelo mind motion move nature never Newton object observations occasion opinion original passed perhaps period persons philosopher planets present principles printed probably produced proportion published reason received remained remarkable respect Rome says seems sent society soon supposed taken theory things thought tion true universal whole Wolsey writings
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Página 18 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Página 12 - 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 33 - 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 31 - ... 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 21 - Little else is requisite to carry a state to the " highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but " peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice ; " all the rest being brought about by the natural course of
Página 9 - 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 37 - 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 20 - ... to demonstrate, that the most effectual plan for advancing a people to greatness, is to maintain that order of things which nature has pointed out, by allowing every man, as long as he observes the rules of justice, to pursue his own interest in his own way, and to bring both his industry and his capital into the freest competition with those of his fellow-citizens.
Página 4 - I thought best once for all to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me. You take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion.
Página xv - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Lives of Eminent Persons Library of useful knowledge, Its |
| Autor | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) |
| Editor | Baldwin and Cradock, 1833 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 6 Mayo 2008 |
| Largo | 571 páginas |
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