Lives of Eminent PersonsBaldwin and Cradock, 1833 - 571 páginas |
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... so various and strilosophy : Galileo both pointed it out to king a succession of incidents as that others , and made himself considerable advances in it . The Englishman was Hume's England , James I , lili 1 3 2 GALILEO .
... so various and strilosophy : Galileo both pointed it out to king a succession of incidents as that others , and made himself considerable advances in it . The Englishman was Hume's England , James I , lili 1 3 2 GALILEO .
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... England , and got from Drebbel this account of the quar- ter whence it came . Lipperhey after- wards , in 1609 , accidentally hit upon the telescope , and on the fame of this discovery it would not be difficult for Jansen , already in ...
... England , and got from Drebbel this account of the quar- ter whence it came . Lipperhey after- wards , in 1609 , accidentally hit upon the telescope , and on the fame of this discovery it would not be difficult for Jansen , already in ...
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... England , and divided into five books : " The first , Geo- metrical , on the origin and demonstration of the laws of the figures which produce harmonious proportions ; -the second , Architectonical , on figurate geometry , and the ...
... England , and divided into five books : " The first , Geo- metrical , on the origin and demonstration of the laws of the figures which produce harmonious proportions ; -the second , Architectonical , on figurate geometry , and the ...
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... England , where he assured him of a welcome and honourable reception ; but Kepler could not resolve upon the proposed journey , although in his letters he often returned to the consideration of it . In one of them , dated a year later ...
... England , where he assured him of a welcome and honourable reception ; but Kepler could not resolve upon the proposed journey , although in his letters he often returned to the consideration of it . In one of them , dated a year later ...
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... England . presented it to Barrow ; this was the treatise Analysis per æquationes numero terminorum infinitas . Barrow was struck with astonishment at seeing so rich a collection of analytical discoveries of far greater importance than ...
... England . presented it to Barrow ; this was the treatise Analysis per æquationes numero terminorum infinitas . Barrow was struck with astonishment at seeing so rich a collection of analytical discoveries of far greater importance than ...
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Página 20 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Página 14 - 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 35 - 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 33 - ... 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 23 - 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 11 - 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 39 - 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 22 - ... 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 6 - 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 1 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.