Dissertations on the Progress of KnowledgeArno Press, 1975 - 477 pagina's |
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Pagina 65
... matter contain- ed in it , divided by the square of the distance from its centre . Thus a complete expression was obtained for the law of gravity , involving both the conditions ou which it must depend , the quantity of matter in the ...
... matter contain- ed in it , divided by the square of the distance from its centre . Thus a complete expression was obtained for the law of gravity , involving both the conditions ou which it must depend , the quantity of matter in the ...
Pagina 66
... matter in the sun to the quantity of matter in the earth , of consequence is found , and the same holds good for all the planets which have satellites moving round them . Nothing certainly can be more unexpected than that the quantities ...
... matter in the sun to the quantity of matter in the earth , of consequence is found , and the same holds good for all the planets which have satellites moving round them . Nothing certainly can be more unexpected than that the quantities ...
Pagina 83
... matter ; but Mr Cotes , in the preface to the second edition of the Principia , maintains , that gravity is a property which we have the same right to ascribe to matter , that we have to ascribe to it extension , impenetrability , or ...
... matter ; but Mr Cotes , in the preface to the second edition of the Principia , maintains , that gravity is a property which we have the same right to ascribe to matter , that we have to ascribe to it extension , impenetrability , or ...
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afterwards algebraic Alhazen analysis ancient angles appears applied 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 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 philosophy physical planets principles problem progress proposition Ptolemy rays reason reflection refraction Regiomontanus remarkable respect seems speculations spirit supposed telescope theory thing tion treatise truth variable quantities velocity vis viva writers