The Life of Sir Isaac NewtonHarper & Bros., 1843 - 314 páginas |
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... Locke . Although thèse works contain much important information respecting the Life of Newton , yet I have been so fortunate as to obtain many new ma terials of considerable value . To the kindness of Lord Braybrooke I have been indebted.
... Locke . Although thèse works contain much important information respecting the Life of Newton , yet I have been so fortunate as to obtain many new ma terials of considerable value . To the kindness of Lord Braybrooke I have been indebted.
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... contained in this ancient system of geometry he regarded as self - evident truths ; and without any preliminary study he made himself master of Descartes's Geometry by his genius and patient application . This neglect of the elementary ...
... contained in this ancient system of geometry he regarded as self - evident truths ; and without any preliminary study he made himself master of Descartes's Geometry by his genius and patient application . This neglect of the elementary ...
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... contained in his Optica Promota , to construct a reflecting telescope with two concave specula , the largest of which had a hole in the middle of the larger speculum , to transmit the light to an eye - glass ; * but he conceived that it ...
... contained in his Optica Promota , to construct a reflecting telescope with two concave specula , the largest of which had a hole in the middle of the larger speculum , to transmit the light to an eye - glass ; * but he conceived that it ...
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... contained the fulfilment of that promise . The telescope was six inches long . It bore an aperture in the large specu- lum something more than an inch , and as the eye- glass was a plano - convex lens , whose focal length was one ...
... contained the fulfilment of that promise . The telescope was six inches long . It bore an aperture in the large specu- lum something more than an inch , and as the eye- glass was a plano - convex lens , whose focal length was one ...
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... contained few individuals of pre - eminent talent capable of appreciating the truth of his discoveries , and of protecting him against the shafts of his envious and ignorant assailants . This eminent body , while they held his labours ...
... contained few individuals of pre - eminent talent capable of appreciating the truth of his discoveries , and of protecting him against the shafts of his envious and ignorant assailants . This eminent body , while they held his labours ...
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