 | John Fearn - 1830 - 366 pages
...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 to science."- — And, then, with allusion to a simile of Newton's on this topic, equally modest and beautiful, Dr.... | |
 | 1831 - 352 pages
...his bookcase is in the museum of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.' "The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 pages
...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...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | David Brewster - 1832 - 340 pages
...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...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pages
...years ago ; but Mr. Turnor has preserved it in the form of a chair. " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...years ago ; but Mr. Turnor has preserved it in the form of a chair. " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded...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,... | |
 | 1834 - 222 pages
...years ago; but Mr. Turner has preserved it in the form of a chair. " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | William Chambers - 1837 - 352 pages
...years ago; but Mr. Turner has preserved it in the form of a chair. " The modesty of Sir Isaac Newton, in reference to his great discoveries, was not founded...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | 1845 - 334 pages
...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...extent of his knowledge, which showed him what a small portion of nature he had been able to examine, and how much remained to be explored in the same field... | |
 | George Grant - 1849 - 322 pages
...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...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,... | |
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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 place... 
