Lives of Eminent PersonsBaldwin and Cradock, 1833 - 571 sider |
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Side 7
... less of false , useless , and ridiculous proposi- tions * . About the time of Galileo's birth , Benedetti had written expressly in confutation of several propositions contained in Aristotle's mechanics , and had expounded in a clear ...
... less of false , useless , and ridiculous proposi- tions * . About the time of Galileo's birth , Benedetti had written expressly in confutation of several propositions contained in Aristotle's mechanics , and had expounded in a clear ...
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... less eagerly sought after from being included among the books prohibited by the Romish church ; and although it has been re- served for later observations to furnish complete verification of his most daring speculations , yet there was ...
... less eagerly sought after from being included among the books prohibited by the Romish church ; and although it has been re- served for later observations to furnish complete verification of his most daring speculations , yet there was ...
Side 14
... less cautious disposition . A disadvantageous contrast is occasionally furnished even by the sagacious Bacon , who could so far deviate from the soundprinciples of induc- tive philosophy , as to write , for instance , in the following ...
... less cautious disposition . A disadvantageous contrast is occasionally furnished even by the sagacious Bacon , who could so far deviate from the soundprinciples of induc- tive philosophy , as to write , for instance , in the following ...
Side 16
... less violence , as long as he lived . Others of the party did not even escape so well , but died shortly after committing this imprudence . În 1604 , the attention of astronomers was called to the contemplation of a new star , which ...
... less violence , as long as he lived . Others of the party did not even escape so well , but died shortly after committing this imprudence . În 1604 , the attention of astronomers was called to the contemplation of a new star , which ...
Side 19
... less than many others ; and there- fore I say nothing more on the subject . Finally , on the title and profession of my service , I should wish that to the name of Mathematician , his highness would add that of Philosopher , as I ...
... less than many others ; and there- fore I say nothing more on the subject . Finally , on the title and profession of my service , I should wish that to the name of Mathematician , his highness would add that of Philosopher , as I ...
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