...and that of the first of English economists, Sir William Petty. ' Our business,' Wallis tells us, ' was (precluding matters of theology and State affairs) to discourse and consider of philosophical inquiries and such a* related thereunto, as Physick, Anatomy, Geomeiry, Astronomy, Navigation, Statics,...

...weekly, ' to discourse and consider,' writes Dr. Wallis ' (precluding theology and state affairs), of philosophical enquiries, and such as related thereunto...mechanicks, and natural experiments with the state of those studies as then calculated at home and abroad.' It will be seen that the field of inquiry thus...

...weekly, ' to discourse and consider,' writes Dr. Wallis ' (precluding theology and state affairs), of philosophical enquiries, and such as related thereunto...mechanicks, and natural experiments with the state of those studies as then calculated at home and abroad.' It will be seen that the field of inquiry thus...

...one of the earliest members of our Royal Society, has thus described the character of its meeting : ' Our business was (precluding matters of theology and...affairs) to discourse and consider of philosophical inquiries, and such as related thereto : as physick, anatomy, geometry, astro1 Eisays on Endowment...

...on of the earliest members of our Royal Society, has thus described the character of its meeting : ' Our business was (precluding matters of theology and...affairs) to discourse and consider of philosophical inquiries, and such as related thereto : as physick, anatomy, geometry, astroEstays on Endowment of...

...He then proceeds to give the names of his associates and their places of meeting. 'Our business was to Discourse and consider of Philosophical Enquiries, and such as related thereunto.' *****< Some of which were then but New discoveries, and others not so generally known and imbraced,...

...He then proceeds to give the names of his associates and their places of meeting. 'Our business was to Discourse and consider of Philosophical Enquiries, and such as related thereunto.' *****' Some of which were then but New discoveries, and others not so generally known and imbraced,...

...and that of the first of English economists, Sir AVilliam Petty. " Our business," Wallis tells us, " was (precluding matters of theology and State affairs)...Physick, Anatomy, Geometry, Astronomy, Navigation, Statics, Magnetics, Chymicks, Mechanicks, and Natural Experiments : with the state of these studies,...

...attain cannot be stated more clearly than in the words of one of the founders of the organiza- ss tion : "Our business was (precluding matters of theology...and Natural Experiments ; with the state of these 60 studies and their cultivation at home and abroad. We then discoursed of the circulation of the blood,...

...weekly, ' to discourse and consider,' writes Dr. Wallis, ' (precluding theology and state affairs), of philosophical enquiries, and such as related thereunto...mechanicks, and natural experiments with the state of those studies as then calculated at home and abroad.' The meetings, at which Christopher Wren, young...