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... tion in the Principia , but the separate condensation , and above all , the governor , perhaps the most exqui- site of mechanical inventions : and now we have those here present who apply the like principle to the diffusion of knowledge ...
... tion in the Principia , but the separate condensation , and above all , the governor , perhaps the most exqui- site of mechanical inventions : and now we have those here present who apply the like principle to the diffusion of knowledge ...
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... tion also . But the most marvellous attribute of Newton's discoveries , is that in which they stand out prominent among all the other feats of scientific re- search , stamped with the peculiarity of his intellec- tual character ; they ...
... tion also . But the most marvellous attribute of Newton's discoveries , is that in which they stand out prominent among all the other feats of scientific re- search , stamped with the peculiarity of his intellec- tual character ; they ...
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... tion , has not hesitated to assert that it contains the germ of La Grange's celebrated inquiry , exactly a century after the Principia was given to the world . The wonderful powers of generalization , combined with the boldness of never ...
... tion , has not hesitated to assert that it contains the germ of La Grange's celebrated inquiry , exactly a century after the Principia was given to the world . The wonderful powers of generalization , combined with the boldness of never ...
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... Isaac was a posthumous child , his father having died , at a comparatively early age , some three months before the birth of a son whose reputa- tion will endure " to the last syllable of recorded SIR ISAAC NEWTON . 17.
... Isaac was a posthumous child , his father having died , at a comparatively early age , some three months before the birth of a son whose reputa- tion will endure " to the last syllable of recorded SIR ISAAC NEWTON . 17.
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Henry Pitman. tion will endure " to the last syllable of recorded time . " Mrs. Newton re - married , and the embryo philosopher seems to have remained under the care of his maternal grandmother and uncle , until he at- tained the age of ...
Henry Pitman. tion will endure " to the last syllable of recorded time . " Mrs. Newton re - married , and the embryo philosopher seems to have remained under the care of his maternal grandmother and uncle , until he at- tained the age of ...
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The Popular lecturer [afterw.] Pitman's Popular ..., Томи 1 – 3 Henry Pitman Повний перегляд - 1856 |
The Popular lecturer [afterw.] Pitman's Popular ..., Томи 7 – 9 Henry Pitman Повний перегляд - 1863 |
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