 | Frederick Beasley - 1822 - Liczba stron: 584
...properties and actions of all coporeal things follow from these principles; this would be a great progress in philosophy, though the causes of those principles were not yet discovered. Again — 1 have explained the phenomena of the Heavens and the sea by the force of gravity; but the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Liczba stron: 842
...derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how th« properties and actions of all corporeal things follow...causes of those principles were not yet discovered. Newton. The gradus, a Roman measure, may be translated л step, or the half of a passus or pace. Arbuthnol... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - Liczba stron: 208
...of his hypothesis : his maturer judgment is exhibited in the last query at the end of the Optics. " To derive two or three general principles of motion...causes of those " principles were not yet discovered." Indeed the ether, of which the existence has been so repeatedly and so generally assumed, was only... | |
 | William Whewell - 1840 - Liczba stron: 606
...the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from these manifest principles, would be a great step in philosophy, though the causes of those...I scruple not to propose the principles of motion above maintained, they being of very general extent, and leave their causes to be found out." 18. All... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1852 - Liczba stron: 734
...effects, is to tell us nothing ; but to derive two or three general principles of motion from phsenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions...discovered, and therefore I scruple not to propose the princip'es of motion, and leave their causes to be found out" (Newton, Opticks, p. 377). In an earlier... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1856 - Liczba stron: 792
...follow l i-oiii tbose manifest principles , would be a very gréât step in Pliilosopliy , tbough thé causes of those principles were not yet discovered : and therefore I scruple not to propose tlie principles of motion and leave their causes to be fnuud out. (Newton , Opticks, p. 377). Plus... | |
 | William Whewell - 1860 - Liczba stron: 604
...the properties and actions o'f all corporeal things follow from these manifest principles, would be a great step in philosophy, though the causes of those...I scruple not to propose the principles of motion above maintained, they being of very general extent, and leave their causes to be found out." 18. All... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt - 1866 - Liczba stron: 646
...motion from phaenoinena , wand afterwards to teil as how the properties and actions of all ffcorporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would...discovered: and therefore I scruple not to propose w the principles of motion and leave their causes to be found out." NEWTON, Oplick, p. 377. Vroeger,... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1870 - Liczba stron: 446
...nothing: but to derive two or three general principles of motion from phaenoinen'a, and afterward8t to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal...Philosophy, though the causes of those principles were поЧ yet ' discovered : imd therefore Í scruple not to propose the pr,inciples of motion and leave... | |
 | Harvey Goodwin (bp. of Carlisle.) - 1876 - Liczba stron: 316
...and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from these manifest principles, would be a very great step in...I scruple not to propose the principles of motion above mentioned, they being of very general extent, and leave their causes to be found out." It is... | |
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But to derive two or three general principles of motion from phaenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great step in philosophy, though the causes... 
