 I only hint at present to such as have ability and opportunity of prosecuting this inquiry, and are not wanting of industry for observing and calculating, wishing heartily such may be found, having myself many other things in hand, which I would first...  The Family Library (Harper). - Side 1391845Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1880 - 632 sider
...celestial motions to a certain rule, which I doubt will never be done without it. But this I durst promise the undertaker, that he will find all the...thereof will be the true perfection of astronomy.' f Our readers will perceive that he was at this time still at fault as to the rate of decrease of the... | |
 | John Walker - 1813 - 326 sider
...hand, which I " will first compleat, and therefore cannot soe well attend " to it. But this I durst promise the undertaker; that he '' will find all the great motions of the world to be in•' fluenced by this principle, and that the true understand" ing thereof, will be the true perfection... | |
 | David Brewster - 1832 - 340 sider
...ellipsis, or some other more compounded curve line. The third supposition is, that those attractive powers are so much the more powerful in operating by how...it contains " is to be found expressly in Kepler."* * Hilt, de I'Astrmwmie ma Dic-lmdicme liiiclc, p. 9. CHAPTER XI. The first Idea of Gravity ocoyrs to... | |
 | David Brewster - 1833 - 338 sider
...third supposition is, that those attractive powers are so much the more powerful in operating byhow much the nearer the body wrought upon is to their...it contains " is to be found expressly in Kepler."* * Bitt. de TAstrononue awe Dix-huititnu Stick, pO CHAPTER XI. The first Idea of Gravity occurs to Newton... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 sider
...things in hand, which I would first complete, and therefore cannot so well attend it. But this I durst promise the undertaker, that he will find all the...thereof will be the true perfection of astronomy." Without lessening the credit due to the distinct expression of such remarkable ideas, it is proper... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 sider
...things in hand, which I would first complete, and therefore cannot so well attend it. But this I durst promise the undertaker, that he will find all the...thereof will be the true perfection of astronomy." Without lessening the credit due to the distinct expression of such remarkable ideas, it is proper... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 sider
...But this I durst promise the undertaker, that he will find all the great motions of the world to lie influenced by this principle, and that the true understanding...thereof will be the true perfection of astronomy." Without lessening the credit due to the distinct expression of such remarkable ideas, it is proper... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 sider
...things in hand, which I would first complete, and therefore cannot so well attend it. But this I durst promise the undertaker, that he will find all the : great motions of the world to l>e in- • fluenced by this principle, and that the true understanding thereof will be the true perfection... | |
 | Baden Powell - 1837 - 424 sider
...myself, many other things in hand, which I would first complete, and therefore cannot so well attend to it. But this I do not promise the undertaker, that...thereof will be the true perfection of astronomy." This passage.(though much misunderstood by Delambre,) is extremely interesting, both as showing how nearly... | |
 | David Brewster - 1838 - 334 sider
...ellipsis, or some other more compounded curve line. The third supposition is, that those attractive powers are so much the more powerful in operating by how...Delambre, when he asserts that every thing which it eontains " is to be found expressly in Kepler."* * Hat. de I' Astronomic aux Dix-hmtitme Slide, p.... | |
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