Dissertations on the Progress of KnowledgeArno Press, 1975 - 477 pagina's |
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Pagina 106
... appears but black strokes drawn on white paper . The reason of which is , that the mind of the one is fur- nished with certain previous inward anticipations , ideas , and in- struction , that the other wants . " - " In the room of this ...
... appears but black strokes drawn on white paper . The reason of which is , that the mind of the one is fur- nished with certain previous inward anticipations , ideas , and in- struction , that the other wants . " - " In the room of this ...
Pagina 106
... appear , however , that Eratosthenes was at any more pains to ascertain the distance than the bearing of the two places . He assumed the former just as it was commonly esti- mated ; and , indeed , it appears that the distance was not ...
... appear , however , that Eratosthenes was at any more pains to ascertain the distance than the bearing of the two places . He assumed the former just as it was commonly esti- mated ; and , indeed , it appears that the distance was not ...
Pagina 115
... appears to have made to the knowledge of lenses , and their use in assisting vi- sion . Alhazen had remarked , that small objects , letters , for instance , viewed through a segment of a glass sphere , were seen magnified , and that it ...
... appears to have made to the knowledge of lenses , and their use in assisting vi- sion . Alhazen had remarked , that small objects , letters , for instance , viewed through a segment of a glass sphere , were seen magnified , and that it ...
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afterwards algebraic Alhazen analysis ancient angles appears Archimedes argument Aristotle astronomer Bacon Bernoulli calculus cause centre century colour conceived concerning conclusion considered Copernicus curve D'Alembert deduced Descartes discovered discoveries distance doctrine earth effect employed equal equation error experiment facts fluxions force Galileo Gassendi genius geometer geometry given gravity Grotius Hobbes human idea imagination improvement ingenious inquiry instantia intellectual invention investigation John Bernoulli Kepler knowledge known language laws laws of Kepler learned Leibnitz less light Malebranche mathematical mathematicians matter measure ment method method of fluxions mind Montesquieu moon moral motion natural philosophy nature Newton object observed opinion optical orbit original phenomena philosophical physical planets principles problem progress proposition Ptolemy rays reason reflection refraction remarkable respect seems speculations spirit supposed telescope theory thing tion treatise truth variable quantities velocity vis viva writers