 tis plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians, that find out, settle, and do all the business, must content themselves with being nothing but dry calculators and drudges ; and another, that does nothing...  Mechanics' Magazine - Page 71847Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1830 - 322 pages
...but dry calculators and drudges ; and another that does nothing but pretend and grasp at all thing! must carry away all the invention as well of those...that were to follow him as those that went before.' — ' More than fifty years elapsed,' says a late biographer of Newton, ' before the great physical... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...himself by reason of his inability — for it is very plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians that...that were to follow him, as those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that gravity in descent from hence... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...himself by reason of his inability — for it is very plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians that...that were to follow him, as those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that gravity in descent from hence... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...and drudges ; and another that does nothing but pretend and grasp at all things, must carry away ail the invention, as well of those that were to follow him, as those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that gravity in descent from hence... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...and drudges ; and another that does nothing but pretend and grasp at all things, must carry away afl the invention, as well of those that were to follow him, as those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that gravity in descent from hence... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - 208 pages
...excused himself by reason of his inability. For 'tis plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians, that...invention, as well of those that were to follow him, as of those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1847 - 648 pages
...(up till then) mere hypolhesi.4, by actual figures, up jumps Hooke, and bawls out, " I told you so I" Newton's own reply to this is so good, that I cannot...strange and undeserved." Arago's harangue in the Comptes Rendu» ig simply disgusting. If any one wishes to see how far French vanity can stultify and degrade... | |
 | 1847 - 650 pages
...and do all the business, must content themselves with being nothing but dry calculators and drridges; and another that does nothing but pretend, and grasp...say, " This carriage towards me is very strange and nn deserved." Arago's harangue in the Comptes Rcndut n simply disgusting, if any one wishes to see... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 504 pages
...excused himself by reason of his inability. For 'tis plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians, that...invention, as well of those that were to follow him, as of those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that... | |
 | Walter William Rouse Ball - 1893 - 195 pages
...excused himself by reason of his inability. For 'tis plain, by his words, he knew not how to go about it. Now is not this very fine ? Mathematicians, that...invention, as well of those that were to follow him, as of those that went before. Much after the same manner were his letters writ to me, telling me that... | |
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