 | 1788 - 588 sivua
...who, by tinning the handle of an organ, mak*s go^ti malic, without any know ledge of nuific. . • The art is not in the child, but in him who made the...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and nieaiure* Continuation of the fJiftorj of Boxing. Being an Extradfram a /caret Pmtt* fklet on the Science... | |
 | James Anderson - 1793 - 390 sivua
...child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes his combs so geomatricallv, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that Great...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure ! TO CORRESPONDENTS. The laboured apology of Speculator is received. And though the Editor... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 sivua
...child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes its comb fo geometricallyr cally, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that great...and made all things in number, weight and meafure. This places, in a moft fInking point of view the difference betwixt inftinct and rcafon. There are... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1803 - 734 sivua
...geometry ; fomewrut like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, • makes makes good mufic, without any knowledge of mufic. The art is not in...thofe are moft remarkable which appear in infancy j when we are ignorant of every thing neceflary to our prefervation, and therefore muft perifh, if... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1815 - 474 sivua
...bee makes its eombs so geometrieally, the geometry is not in the bee, but in that great Geometrieian who made the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure. To return to instinets in man ; those are most remarkable whieh appear in infaney, when we... | |
 | 1816 - 764 sivua
...knowledge of geometry ; fomewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good mufic without any knowledge of mufic. The art is not in...and made all things in number, weight, and meafure." On the whole, it is evident, tha: the ftrufture of a honey-comb is an effcft of inftinft which cannot... | |
 | Brian Hill - 1816 - 128 sivua
...not in the child, but in him that made the • organ. In like manner, when u bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure," But, time severe, impatient of delay, Push'd hour on hour, bid day succeed to day, And chang'd... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 322 sivua
...art is not in the child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner, when a bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...the bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure. To return to instincts in man ; those are most remarkable which appear in infancy, when we... | |
 | 1816 - 1004 sivua
...tilings. They work most geometrically without any knowledge of geonjetry. When a bee makes its combs so geometrically, the geometry is not in the bee, but...Geometrician, who made the bee, and made all things in weight and measure. But while we maintain the perfection of those works, which, in animals, are effects... | |
 | Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 sivua
...of the arts which they practise so skilfully ; and that the geometry is not in the Bee, but in the great Geometrician who made the Bee, and made all things in number, weight, and measure." * Now when we see that animals, by Instinct, arrive at once to perfection in their art, while... | |
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They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of geometry ; somewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good music, without any knowledge of music. The art is not in the child, but in him who made the organ. In like manner,... 
