 | 1880 - 632 pages
...than risk a controversy. ' Philo' sophy,' he wrote to Halley ,f ' is such an impertinently litigious 'lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have 'to do with her.' Thus the turmoil raised by Hooke on the appearance of the first part of the ' Principia ' inspired... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pages
...third book of the Principia I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her." — His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that resolution.... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 934 pages
...third book of the Princijria I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her."—His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that... | |
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 pages
...out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits...come near her again but she gives me warning. The first two books without the third will not so well bear the title of Philcsophia Naturalis Principia... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...it; " Philosophy," he says, writing on the subject to H alley, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in law-suits as have to do with her." He was, however, eventually prevailed upon to yield; and the work appeared in May 1687. His Optics... | |
 | David Brewster - 1833 - 338 pages
...to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged m lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly,...come near her again but she gives me warning. The first two books without the third will not so well bear the title of Philosophic Naturalis Principia... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is . such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits,...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such 'an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits,...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits,...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third, will not bear so well the title of PhilosnphicD Naturalis Principia Mathemattca ; and, therefore, I had altered... | |
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I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious Lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her. 
