 | Elias Ashmole - 1774 - 422 pàgines
...(GeleberrimeArmigerJ) non te fugit ; and therefore I will acquaint you with one memorable ftory related unto me by Mr. John Marr, an excellent mathematician and geometrician, whom I conceive you remember : he was fervant tp King James and Charles the Firft. At firft, when the Lord Napier, or Marchifton made publick... | |
 | 1787 - 530 pàgines
...in the original words of that mountebank knave : •' I will acquaint you with one memorable ftory, related unto me by John Marr, an excellent mathematician...geometrician, whom I conceive you remember. He was fervant to King James the Firft and Charles the Firft. When Merchifton firft publiflied his Logarithms,... | |
 | David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto - 1787 - 164 pàgines
...in the original words of that mountebank knave f . " I will acquaint you with one memorable ftory, related unto me by John Marr, an excellent mathematician...geometrician, whom I conceive you remember. He was fervant to king James the firft and Charles the firft. When Merchifton firft publifhed his Logarithms,... | |
 | 1789 - 602 pàgines
...in the original words of thai mountebank knave. •' I will acquaint you with one memorable ftory, related unto me by John Marr, an excellent mathematician...geometrician, whom I conceive you remember. He was fervant to king James I. and Charles I. When Merchifton firft publifhed his logarithms, Mr. Briggs,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1808 - 730 pàgines
...these two illustrious men. " I will acquaint you," says Lilly, " with one memorable story related to me by John Marr, an excellent mathematician and geometrician,...conceive you remember. He was servant to king James I. and king Charles I. Whea Marchiston first made public his logarithms, Mr. Briggs, then reader of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 494 pàgines
...life of Lilly the astrologer, contains a curious account of the meeting of those two illustrious men. "I will acquaint you," says Lilly, "with one memorable...conceive you remember. He was servant to king James and Charles the First. At first when the lord Napier, or Marchiston, made public his logarithms, Mr.... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 pàgines
...men. " I will acquaint you (says Lilly) with one memorable stDry related uiilo me by John Marr, »n excellent mathematician and geometrician, whom I conceive you remember. He was servant to king James and Charles the First. At first when the lord Napier, or Marchiston, made public his logarithms, Mr.... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 830 pàgines
...men. " I will acquaint jou (snys Lilly) with one memorable story related unto me by John Marr, »n excellent mathematician and geometrician, •whom I conceive you remember. He was servant to kins .lames and Charles the First. At first when the lord Napier, or Marchiston, made public his logarithms,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1815 - 686 pàgines
...of Lilly the astrologer, coritains a curious account of the meeting of those two illustrious men. " I will acquaint you (says Lilly) with one memorable...conceive you remember. He was servant to King James and Charles the First. At first when the lord Napier, or Marchiston, made public his logarithm«, Mr.... | |
 | 1815 - 488 pàgines
...of Lilly the astrologer, contains a curious account of the meeting of those two illustrious men. " I will acquaint you," says Lilly, " with one memorable...related unto me by John Marr, an excellent mathematician aud geometrician, whom I conceive you remember. He was servant to king James and Charles the First.... | |
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Marchiston, made public his logarithms, Mr. Briggs, then reader of- the astronomy lectures at Gresham college in London, was so surprised with admiration of them, that he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person... 
