These formulae, emblematic of Omniscience, condense into a few symbols the immutable laws of the universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,... On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences - Page 302by Mary Somerville - 1834 - 458 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1834
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms...of man, when he created him after his own image." —pp. 411—414. ARTICLE IX. DISCOVERIES IN CENTRAL ASIA. Travels into Bokhara; being the Account... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 356 pages
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms...velocity of the earth in its orbit. Absorbent media. Suhstances either solid, liquid, or fluid, which imbihe the rays of light and heat. Accidental colors.... | |
 | 1834
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms...the breast of man when He created him after His own image."—pp. 411—414. In separately considering these subjects, Mrs. Sorherville has advanced the... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1846
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...the breast of man, when he created him after his own image."t We have now reviewed, most hastily, some of the illustrations which God has given us of his... | |
 | Chandos Leigh - 1844 - 170 pages
...Universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when he created him after His own image." SOIURTILLK, on the Phytical Science!, p. 418. P. 37, 1. 13, 14. At market-place, in pulpitl, it the... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 460 pages
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when He created him after His own image. : • NOTE 1, page 2.— Diameter. A straight line passing through the center, and terminated both... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1849 - 524 pages
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when He created him after His own image. NOTES. NOTE 1, page 2. Diameter, A straight line passing through the centre, and terminated both ways... | |
 | 1846
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man, when he created him after his own image, "t We have now reviewed, most hastily, some of the illustrations which God has given us of his own... | |
 | Kai Erikson - 1997 - 295 pages
...instrument of human power [the formulae of science] itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when He created him after His own image." The moral authority of science, in Somerville's formulation, derives from the inherently transcendent... | |
 | Kathryn A. Neeley, Mary Somerville - 2001 - 263 pages
...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when He created him after His own image. (Conn 389-390) As in the other instances, tracing the mazes leads back to the Creator and to the powers... | |
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