under the circumstances it is hardly possible to form a sufficient estimate of the immense obligation which the world owes in this respect to Halley, without whose great zeal, able management, unwearied perseverance, scientific attainments, and disinterested... Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Pagina 380door Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1894Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1843 - 586 pagina’s
...concur s Willoughby, De Hiitoria Piscium. in the justice of our author's remarks* — 'Under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...generosity, the Principia might never have been published. Every one of these qualities was required for the success of the undertaking. Newton printed nothing... | |
| Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - 208 pagina’s
...22nd of May, that the Society had determined to print his work " at their own charged" Under these circumstances it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...generosity, the Principia might never have been published. Every one of these qualities was required for the success of the undertaking. Newton printed nothing... | |
| 1843 - 590 pagina’s
...concur * Willoughby, De Historia Piscium. in the justice of our author's remarks* — ' Under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...obligation which the world owes in this respect to Hallcy, without whose great zeal, able management, unwearied perseverance, scientific attainments,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pagina’s
...successfully remonstrated. Thus we cannot but concur in the justice ol our author's remarks* — ' Under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...generosity, the Principia might never have been published. Every one of these qualities was required for the success of the undertaking. Newton printed nothing... | |
| Charles Richard Weld - 1848 - 570 pagina’s
...Rigaud, in his Essay on the First Publication of the Principia, most justly remarks, that " under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...generosity, the Principia might never have been published 15 ." When Newton was apprised of Hooke's claims, he conceived the intention of suppressing the third... | |
| Charles Richard Weld - 1848 - 582 pagina’s
...Rigaud, in his Essay on the First Publication of the Princijria, most justly remarks, that " under these circumstances, it is hardly possible to form a sufficient...scientific attainments, and disinterested generosity, the Pnncipia might never have been published16." When Newton was apprised of Hooke's claims, he conceived... | |
| Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1864 - 432 pagina’s
...the justice of the remark made in Regaud's Essay un llie First Publication of the Principia, that " it is hardly possible to form a sufficient estimate...obligation which the world owes in this respect to Ilalley, without whose great zeal, able management, unwearied perseverance, scientific attainments,... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1894 - 944 pagina’s
...popular, and as being possibly liable to provoke questions of priority. It was well said by Rigaud, in his " Essay on the first publication of the Principia,"...the 'Principia' might never have been published."" Those who know how much worse than " law's delays" are the troubles, cares and labour involved in bringing... | |
| William Thomson Baron Kelvin - 1894 - 642 pagina’s
...popular, and as being possibly liable to provoke questions of priority. It was well said by Rigaud, in his " Essay on the first publication of the Principia"...generosity, the Principia might never have been published." 2 1 "The third [book] I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1894 - 686 pagina’s
...popular, and as being possibly liable to provoke questions of priority. It was well said by Rigaud, in his "Essay on the first publication of the Principia,"...the ' Principia' might never have been published." • Those who know how much worse than " law's delays" are the troubles, care-, and labour involved... | |
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