...sentiments on the present subject. " The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenome" na, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes...unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to re" solve these and such like questions: Whence is it that Nature does '' nothing in vain ; and whence...

...mechanically, and referring other causes to metaphysics ; whereas the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses,...very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical." In his letter to the Hon. Mr. Boyle (Ibid. p. 385), he says, " The truth is, my notions about things...

...mechanically, and referring other causes to metaphysics ; whereas the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses,...very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical." In his letter to the Hon. Mr. Boyle (Ibid. p. 385), he says, " The truth is, my notions about things...

...traced;" but its object is, as Newton expresses it, " to argue from phenomena without feigning hypothesis, and to deduce causes from effects, till we come to the very first cause, which is certainly not mechanical *." SECT. XVI. —" The opinions of Cuviet*' respecting this subject are...

...observations, which may serve as a specimen of the OPINIONS of Newton. The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena, without feigning hypotheses,...very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical. No more causes of natural things ought to be admitted than are known to exist, and are sufficient to...

...can do justice to his sentiments on the present subject. " The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena, without feigning hypotheses,...but chiefly to resolve these and such like questions : Whence is it that Nature does nothing in vain; and whence arises all that order and beauty which...

...can do justice to his sentiments on the present subject. " The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena, without feigning hypotheses,...but chiefly to resolve these and such like questions : Whence is it that Nature does nothing in vain; and lohence arises all that order and beauty which...

...of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce rauses from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanital ; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these, and such...

...illustrated in the works of this illustrious philosopher. "The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects until we come to the very First Cause, which certainly is not mechanical ; and not only to unfold the...

...he says, ' the main business of this science is to argue from phenomena,without feigning hypothesis, and to deduce causes from effects, till we come to...resolve these and such like questions. What is there in placee almost empty of matter, and whence is it that the sun and planets gravitate towards one another,...