Lives of Eminent PersonsBaldwin and Cradock, 1833 - Всего страниц: 571 |
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... thought that the proper order of study was , first to detect the general cause , and then to pursue it into its consequences ; it was considered ab- surd to begin with the effect instead of the cause ; whereas the real choice lay ...
... thought that the proper order of study was , first to detect the general cause , and then to pursue it into its consequences ; it was considered ab- surd to begin with the effect instead of the cause ; whereas the real choice lay ...
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... thought of . Galileo's first inducement to acquire a knowledge of geometry arose from his partiality for drawing and music , and from the wish to understand their principles and the- ory . His father , fearful lest he should relax his ...
... thought of . Galileo's first inducement to acquire a knowledge of geometry arose from his partiality for drawing and music , and from the wish to understand their principles and the- ory . His father , fearful lest he should relax his ...
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... thought had under- stood the same , not one : and , moreover , I have inquired amongst the followers of the Peripatetic doctrine , if ever any of them had held the contrary opinion , and likewise found none that had . Where- upon ...
... thought had under- stood the same , not one : and , moreover , I have inquired amongst the followers of the Peripatetic doctrine , if ever any of them had held the contrary opinion , and likewise found none that had . Where- upon ...
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... thought of that method of argument , and con- sequently this assertion had been long received , upon his word , among the axioms of the science of motion . Gali- leo ventured to appeal from the au- thority of Aristotle to that of his ...
... thought of that method of argument , and con- sequently this assertion had been long received , upon his word , among the axioms of the science of motion . Gali- leo ventured to appeal from the au- thority of Aristotle to that of his ...
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... thought to be carried round the earth , fixed each to a separate orb or heaven of solid but transparent matter . The order of distance in which they were supposed to be placed with regard to the central earth was as follows : The Moon ...
... thought to be carried round the earth , fixed each to a separate orb or heaven of solid but transparent matter . The order of distance in which they were supposed to be placed with regard to the central earth was as follows : The Moon ...
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Стр. 20 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Стр. 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...
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 1 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.