a discovery,' says Professor Playfair, ' that must render the name for ever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight in the contemplation of whatever is excellent and sublime. After Newton's discovery of the elliptical orbits of the planets,... Mechanism of the Heavens - Page xiiiby Mary Somerville - 1831 - 621 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Playfair - 1822 - 552 pages
...to confusion and disorder, must render the name of Lagrange for ever memorable in science, and ever revered by those who delight in the contemplation...excellent and sublime. After Newton's discovery of the elliptic orbits of the planets, Lagrauge's discovery of their VOL. IV. T •s periodical inequalities... | |
| John Playfair - 1822 - 554 pages
...to confusion and disorder, must render the name of Lagrange for ever memorable in science, and ever revered by those who delight in the contemplation of whatever is excellent and sub? lime. After Newton's discovery of the elliptic orbits of the planets, Lagrange's discovery of... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1834 - 666 pages
...Then most, when most irregular they seem. The stability of our system waa established by La Grange: ' a discovery,' says Professor Playfair, ' that must...excellent and sublime.' After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1834 - 484 pages
...Then most, when most irregular they seem. The stability of our system was established by La Grange: ' a discovery,' says Professor Playfair, ' that must...excellent and sublime.' After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1834 - 390 pages
...established by La Grange: ' a discovery,' says Professor Playfair,' that must render the name forever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight...excellent and sublime.' After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1840 - 858 pages
...The stability of our system was established by La Grange: " a discovery," says Professor Play fair, "that must render the name for ever memorable in science,...excellent and sublime." After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 506 pages
...established by La Grange : " a discovery," says Professor Playfair, " that must render the name forever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight...excellent and sublime." After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...established by La Grange : " a discovery," snys Professor Playfair, " that must render the name forever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight...excellent and sublime." After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...established by La Grange : " a discovery," says Professor Playfair, " that must render the name forever memorable in science, and revered by those who delight...excellent and sublime." After Newton's discovery of the mechanical laws of the elliptical orbits of the planets, La Grange's discovery of their periodical... | |
| Archibald Tucker Ritchie - 1850 - 642 pages
...to confusion and disorder, must render the name of La Grange for ever memorable in science, and ever revered by those who delight in the contemplation of whatever is excellent and sublime."* A recent writer on Astronomy, in a work of some celebrity, says— " I have already shown how the permanence... | |
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