 It teaches us to be neglectful of nothing; — not to despise the small beginnings, for they precede of necessity all great things in the knowledge of science, either pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great, and that...  The Mechanics' Magazine - Page 51858Full view - About this book
 | 1859 - 448 pages
...in the knowledge of science, cither pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small .and great, and that under differences almost approaching...often contains the great in principle as the great docs the small; and thus the mind becomes comprehensive. It teaches to deduce principles carefully,... | |
 | 1859 - 348 pages
...to deduee prineiples earefully, to hold them firmly, or to snspend the judgment — to diseover aml obey law, and by it to be bold in applying to the greatest what we know of the smallest. It teaehes ns first by tutors and books to learu what is known to others, and then, by the lights and... | |
 | Bence Jones, Michael Faraday - 1870 - 514 pages
...continual comparison of the small and great, and that under differences almost approaching the iriGnite, for the small as often contains the great in principle,...teaches to deduce principles carefully, to hold them linnly, or to suspend the judgment, to discover and obey law, and by it to be bold in applying to the... | |
 | Alfred Marshall Mayer - 1872 - 96 pages
...the ocean to its proper fullness and use. It teaches a continued comparison of the small and great, under differences almost approaching the infinite,...the judgment, to discover and obey law, and by it be to bold in applying to the greatest what we know of the smallest. It teaches us first by tutors... | |
 | William T. Jeans - 1887 - 356 pages
...in the knowledge of science, either pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great, and that under differences almost approaching the infinite: for the small as often comprehends the great in principle as the great does the small." As to the work done by Professor Wheatstone,... | |
 | Silvanus Phillips Thompson - 1898 - 352 pages
...they precede of necessity all great things. . . . It teaches a continual comparison of the small an/I great, and that under differences almost approaching...firmly, or to suspend the judgment, to discover and obey laiv , and by it to be bold in applying to the greatest what we know of the smallest. It teaches us,... | |
 | Silvanus Phillips Thompson - 1901 - 344 pages
...— they precede of necessity all great things. . . . It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great, and that under differences almost approaching...infinite, for the small as often contains the great itl principle as the great does the small ; and thus the mind becomes comprehensive. It teaches to... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1858 - 600 pages
...in the knowledge of science, either pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great, and that under differences almost approaching...carefully, to hold them firmly, or to suspend the judgment:—to discover and obey late, and by it to be bold in applying to the greatest what we know... | |
 | Peter Day, Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1999 - 196 pages
...in the knowledge of science. either pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great. and that under differences almost approaching...becomes comprehensive. It teaches to deduce principles corefully. to hold them firmly. or to suspend the judgement: — to discover and obey law. ond by it... | |
 | 1858 - 796 pages
...in the knowledge of science, either pure or applied. It teaches a continual comparison of the small and great, and that under differences almost approaching...carefully, to hold them firmly, or to suspend the judg» ment — to discover and obey law, and by it to be bold in applying to the greatest what we... | |
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