 | William Hales - 1800 - 128 sivua
...Philofophy is to argue from pbœncmena, without feigning hypöthefe», and to deduce caufes from effefts, till we come to the VERY FIRST CAUSE, which certainly is not material." Ha:c brevitèr effata et delibata tantùm, fufiùs exponere, atque ex philofophiu prima... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 sivua
...main business of natural philosophy is to argue from " phenomena, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce " causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which " certainly is not mechanical ; and not only to unfold the me" chanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and... | |
 | Edward William Grinfield - 1818 - 634 sivua
...Newton, as quoted by Professor Stewart, " is to argue from phenomena, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects, till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical, and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chiefly to resolve these and such... | |
 | Johann Jakob Brucker - 1819 - 618 sivua
...The main business of natural philosophy is to argue from, phenomena, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause,, which certainly is not mechanical. Therefore natural effects of the same kind are to be ascribed to the same cause. Those... | |
 | 1821 - 490 sivua
...The main business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses; and to deduce causes from effects, till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, but chirjly to resolve these and such... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 348 sivua
...main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phe" nomena, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from " effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not " mechanical ; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, " but chiefly to resolve these and... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 sivua
...philosophy is to argue from phe•• iHimena, without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes i'rom " effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not • • mechanical ; and not only to unfold the mechanism of the world, •• bat chiefly to resolve... | |
 | 1822 - 536 sivua
...the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical." In his letter to the Hon. Mr. Boyle (Ibid. p. 385), he says, " The truth is, my notions... | |
 | 1822 - 526 sivua
...the main business of natural philosophy is to argue from phenomena without feigning hypotheses, and to deduce causes from effects till we come to the very first cause, which certainly is not mechanical." In his letter to the Hon. Mr. Boyle (Ibid. p. 385), he says, " The truth is, my notions... | |
 | 1822 - 1112 sivua
...but its object is, as Newton expresses it, " to argue from phenomena without feigning hypothesis, and to deduce causes from effects, till we come to the very first cause, which is certainly not mechanical *." SECT. XVI. —" The opinions of Cuviet*' respecting this subject are... | |
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Whereas the main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phenomena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects, till we come to the very first Cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the Mechanism of... 
