The Life of Sir Isaac NewtonHarper & Bros., 1843 - 314 páginas |
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... possessed another small estate at Sewstern , which raised the annual value of their property to about 80 % .; and it is probable that the cultivation of the little farm on which she resided * Sir Isaac Newton told Mr. Conduit , that he ...
... possessed another small estate at Sewstern , which raised the annual value of their property to about 80 % .; and it is probable that the cultivation of the little farm on which she resided * Sir Isaac Newton told Mr. Conduit , that he ...
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... supposition that his prism was one of very low dispersive power , Mr. Lucas might , with perfect truth , have used the very same language towards Newton . He possessed great versatility of talent , yet , though 58 SIR ISAAC NEWTON .
... supposition that his prism was one of very low dispersive power , Mr. Lucas might , with perfect truth , have used the very same language towards Newton . He possessed great versatility of talent , yet , though 58 SIR ISAAC NEWTON .
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David Brewster. He possessed great versatility of talent , yet , though his genius was of the most original cast , and his acquirements extensive , he had not devoted himself with fixed purpose to any particular branch of knowledge . His ...
David Brewster. He possessed great versatility of talent , yet , though his genius was of the most original cast , and his acquirements extensive , he had not devoted himself with fixed purpose to any particular branch of knowledge . His ...
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... possessed an infal- lible method of perfecting all kinds of optical instru- ments , so that " whatever almost hath been in notion and imagination , or desired in optics , may be performed with great facility and truth . " Hooke had been ...
... possessed an infal- lible method of perfecting all kinds of optical instru- ments , so that " whatever almost hath been in notion and imagination , or desired in optics , may be performed with great facility and truth . " Hooke had been ...
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... possessed any substance which had a specific attraction for blue rays , and which stopped them in their course , and allowed the yel- low rays to pass , we should thus analyze the green as effectually as if they were separated by ...
... possessed any substance which had a specific attraction for blue rays , and which stopped them in their course , and allowed the yel- low rays to pass , we should thus analyze the green as effectually as if they were separated by ...
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