A History of the Royal Society, with Memoris of the Presidents, Bind 1J. W. Parker, 1848 - 527 sider |
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... Method of making Artificial Magnets— He receives the Copley Medal - Dr . Gowan Knight's Method - Contro- versy between Canton and Michell - Letter from Dr. Priestley - Change of Style Tables prepared by Mr. Daval , Secretary to the ...
... Method of making Artificial Magnets— He receives the Copley Medal - Dr . Gowan Knight's Method - Contro- versy between Canton and Michell - Letter from Dr. Priestley - Change of Style Tables prepared by Mr. Daval , Secretary to the ...
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... method in natural science ; dobbiamo comminciare dall ' esperienza , e per mezzo di questa scoprine la ragione 20 . Whilst residing at Milan , under the patronage of Ludovico il Moro , he established an Academy of Arts , in which the ...
... method in natural science ; dobbiamo comminciare dall ' esperienza , e per mezzo di questa scoprine la ragione 20 . Whilst residing at Milan , under the patronage of Ludovico il Moro , he established an Academy of Arts , in which the ...
Side 11
... method adopted by Stephens of Paris who was in the habit of hanging up his proofs of the classical authors in public places , that they might receive the corrections of the learned . It is said that his New Testament , called O Miri ...
... method adopted by Stephens of Paris who was in the habit of hanging up his proofs of the classical authors in public places , that they might receive the corrections of the learned . It is said that his New Testament , called O Miri ...
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... method , the style and the structure , of each particular word . It was proposed by one that they should swear not to use any word which had been rejected by a plurality of votes . They soon began to labour in their vocation , always ...
... method , the style and the structure , of each particular word . It was proposed by one that they should swear not to use any word which had been rejected by a plurality of votes . They soon began to labour in their vocation , always ...
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... method fixed : their intention was more to communicate to each other their discoveries , which they could make in so narrow a compass , than an united , constant , or regular inquisition . Thus they continued , without any great ...
... method fixed : their intention was more to communicate to each other their discoveries , which they could make in so narrow a compass , than an united , constant , or regular inquisition . Thus they continued , without any great ...
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Academy acquainted afterwards amongst Anniversary appears appointed Archives Arundel Arundel House astronomical Boyle Charles Charter Club Committee communicated considerable Copley Medal Council curious desired Diary discourse discovery Duke Earl elected eminent England entitled establishment Evelyn experiments favour Fellows Flamsteed give grant Gresham College Halley hath honour Hooke House institution interest invention John Hoskyns Journal-book King knowledge labours learned Leibnitz letter Library London Lord Brouncker Lord Macclesfield Lord Somers Mace Majesty Majesty's Martin Folkes Medal Members Memoir ment Museum nature observations Observatory occasion Oldenburg opinion ordinary Meetings Oxford papers Pepys period person Philosophical Transactions present President printed Professor proposed published received record Register-book remarkable resolved Robert Boyle Royal Society says scientific Secretary sent Sir Hans Sloane Sir Isaac Newton Sir John Sir Robert Moray Society's Telescope thereof things thought tion volume weekly Wren writing
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Side 141 - The business and design of the Royal Society is — To improve the knowledge of naturall things, and all useful Arts, Manufactures, Mechanick practises, Engynes and Inventions by Experiments — (not meddling with Divinity, Metaphysics, Moralls, Politicks, Grammar, Rhetorick or Logick...
Side 299 - Piscium, had exhausted the Society's finances to such an extent that the salaries even of its officers were in arrears. Accordingly, at the Council meeting of the 2nd of June, it was ordered that " Mr. Newton's book be printed, and that Mr. Halley undertake the business of looking after it, and printing it at his own charge, which he engaged to do.
Side 362 - Newton came from chapel, and had seen what was done, every one thought he would have run mad, he was so troubled thereat that he was not himself for a month after.
Side 55 - The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes, and secret motions of things'; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.
Side 520 - Essays on some of the Dangers to Christian Faith which may arise from the Teaching or the Conduct of its Professors.
Side 121 - And like th' old Hebrews many years did stray In deserts but of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last. The barren wilderness he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land, And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and shew'd us it. But life did never to one man allow Time to discover worlds, and conquer too ; Nor can so short a line sufficient be To fathom the vast depths of nature's sea : The work he did we ought t...
Side 29 - Ireland, though not so constantly, at the lodgings of Dr. Wilkins, then warden of Wadham College; and after his removal to Trinity College in Cambridge, at the lodgings of the honourable Mr. Robert Boyle, then resident for divers years in Oxford.
Side 82 - The success was, that within five weeks space all the warts went quite away : and that wart which I had so long endured, for company. But at the rest I did little marvel, because they came in a short time, and might go away in a short time again : but the going away of that which had stayed so long doth yet stick with me.
Side 56 - THIS fable my lord devised, to the end that he might exhibit therein a model or description of a college, instituted for the interpreting of nature, and the producing of great and marvellous works, for the benefit of men ; under the name of Solomon's House, or the College of the Six Days
Side 301 - The proof you sent me I like very well. I designed the whole to consist of three books ; the second was finished last summer, being short, and only wants transcribing, and drawing the cuts fairly. Some new propositions I have since thought on, which I can as well let alone. The third wants the theory of comets.