 | John Fearn - 1830 - 366 oldal
...Brewster s Life of Newton, in the " Family Library :" in one of which, he says — " The modesty of Newton, in reference to " his great discoveries, was not founded on any indiffe" rence to the fame which they conferred, or upon any " erroneous judgment of their importance... | |
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 oldal
...many kind things of me to my friends, and to honour me with a public testimony of his good opinion." The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton in reference to his great discoveries was not founded on any hullf' ference to the fame which they conferred, or upon any erroneous judgment of their importance... | |
 | 1833 - 814 oldal
...destroyed by wind about four years ago ; but Mr. Turnor has preserved it in the form of a chair. " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his...the fame which they conferred, or upon any erroneous judgmentof their importance to science. The whole of his life proves, that he knew his place as a philosopher,... | |
 | Patrick Murphy - 1836 - 308 oldal
...before me." And this modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, as observed by his able biographer, Dr. Brewster, in reference to his great discoveries, "was not founded...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small proportion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same... | |
 | George Grant - 1849 - 322 oldal
...many kind things of me to my friends, and to honour me with a public testimony of his good opinion." The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his...proves that he knew his place as a philosopher, and was ready to assert and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge,... | |
 | George Grant - 1849 - 318 oldal
...many kind things of me to j my friends, and to honour me with a public testimony of his good opinion." The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his...proves that he knew his place as a philosopher, and was ready to assert and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge,... | |
 | George Grant - 1849 - 316 oldal
...many kind things of me to my friends, and to honour me with a public testimony of his good opinion." The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his...science. The whole of his life proves that he knew bis place as a philosopher, and was ready to assert and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 oldal
...sequi. Hab'its, n habere. In'ter-course, » currere. Req'ui-site, adj quaererc. Im-pa'tient, adj pati. THE modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries was very great, but was not founded on any indifference to the fame which they conferred, or upon any erroneous... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1855 - 554 oldal
...they were nearly perfected, and therefore withheld the successive steps of his inquiries. **•**«* " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton in reference to his...his place as a philosopher, and was determined to arrest and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge, which... | |
 | 1855 - 554 oldal
...they were nearly perfected, and therefore withheld the successive steps of his inquiries. »**»*** " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton in reference to his...his place as a philosopher, and was determined to arrest and vindicate his rights. His modesty arose from the depth and extent of his knowledge, which... | |
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The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded on any indifference to the fame which they conferred, or upon any erroneous judgment of their importance to. science. The whole of his life proves that he knew his... 
