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Side vi
... universal at- traction , well known to Galileo and others . ments 66 , 67 Ancient opinions on the cause of the tides Galileo becomes blind at the age of 72 his previous observation of the libration of the moon 71-74 75 49 76 ib ...
... universal at- traction , well known to Galileo and others . ments 66 , 67 Ancient opinions on the cause of the tides Galileo becomes blind at the age of 72 his previous observation of the libration of the moon 71-74 75 49 76 ib ...
Side xv
... universal principles might be discovered , of which the natural phenomena were effects , it was thought that the proper order of study was , first to detect the general cause , and then to pursue it into its consequences ; it was ...
... universal principles might be discovered , of which the natural phenomena were effects , it was thought that the proper order of study was , first to detect the general cause , and then to pursue it into its consequences ; it was ...
Side 21
... universal attention , no one , so far as we are aware , has taken any notice of the following unequivocal description of the principal part of Newton's construction of the same in- strument . It is in the 5th chapter of the 17th book ...
... universal attention , no one , so far as we are aware , has taken any notice of the following unequivocal description of the principal part of Newton's construction of the same in- strument . It is in the 5th chapter of the 17th book ...
Side 59
... universal Inquisition , the two proposi- tions of the stability of the sun , and motion of the earth , were qualified by the Theological Qualifiers as follows : " 1st . The proposition that the Sun is in the centre of the world and ...
... universal Inquisition , the two proposi- tions of the stability of the sun , and motion of the earth , were qualified by the Theological Qualifiers as follows : " 1st . The proposition that the Sun is in the centre of the world and ...
Side 62
... universal Christian re- Page 18 . public against heretical depravity , having before my eyes the Holy Gospels , which I touch with my own hands , swear , that I have always believed , and now believe , and with the help of God will in ...
... universal Christian re- Page 18 . public against heretical depravity , having before my eyes the Holy Gospels , which I touch with my own hands , swear , that I have always believed , and now believe , and with the help of God will in ...
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Lives of Eminent Persons Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1833 |
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Side 20 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 1 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.