The Life of Sir Isaac NewtonHarper & Bros., 1843 - 314 páginas |
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... to Sir William Hamilton , Bart . , whose libe- rality in promoting literary inquiry is not limited to the circle of his friends . Allerly , June 1st , 1831 . D. B. J CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. The Pre - eminence of PREFACE . 11.
... to Sir William Hamilton , Bart . , whose libe- rality in promoting literary inquiry is not limited to the circle of his friends . Allerly , June 1st , 1831 . D. B. J CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. The Pre - eminence of PREFACE . 11.
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... inquiry , philosophers of the highest genius were directing all the energies of their mind to the subject of light , and to the in- provement of the refracting telescope . James Gregory of Aberdeen had invented his reflecting telescope ...
... inquiry , philosophers of the highest genius were directing all the energies of their mind to the subject of light , and to the in- provement of the refracting telescope . James Gregory of Aberdeen had invented his reflecting telescope ...
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... inquiry , and having thought of a delicate method of polish- ing , proper for metals , by which , as he conceived , " the figure would be corrected to the last , " he began to put this method to the test of experiment . At this time he ...
... inquiry , and having thought of a delicate method of polish- ing , proper for metals , by which , as he conceived , " the figure would be corrected to the last , " he began to put this method to the test of experiment . At this time he ...
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... inquiries . With a mind less divergent in its pursuits , and more endowed with patience of thought , he might have unveiled the mysteries in which both these subjects were enveloped , and preoccupied the intellectual throne which was ...
... inquiries . With a mind less divergent in its pursuits , and more endowed with patience of thought , he might have unveiled the mysteries in which both these subjects were enveloped , and preoccupied the intellectual throne which was ...
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... inquiry ; and when , under the influence of this blind conviction he pronounced the improve- ment of the refracting telescope to be desperate , he checked for a long time the progress of this branch of science , and furnished to future ...
... inquiry ; and when , under the influence of this blind conviction he pronounced the improve- ment of the refracting telescope to be desperate , he checked for a long time the progress of this branch of science , and furnished to future ...
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