 | 1880 - 632 pàgines
...disposed to conceal a discovery, rather than risk a controversy. ' Philo' sophy,' he wrote to Halley ,f ' is such an impertinently litigious 'lady, that a man...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 pàgines
...judicious and impartial an assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Principia I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently...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 pàgines
...and impartial an assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Princijria I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently...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... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pàgines
...applied to him to allow them to print it; " Philosophy," he says, writing on the subject to H alley, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...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 pàgines
...consist of three books ; the second was finished last summer, being short, and only wants transcribing, and drawing the cuts fairly. Some new propositions...litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged m lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I can no sooner come near her again... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pàgines
...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...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,... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pàgines
...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...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 pàgines
...want of a good method, which made me afterwards" return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...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,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pàgines
...extremely anxious to suppress. " Philosophy," he writes in a letter to Halley, intimating this wish, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her." His objections, however, were at last overcome by the representations of his friends — and the work... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - 208 pàgines
...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...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,... | |
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The third 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. 
