| Francis Bacon - Science - 1878 - 686 pages
...acquainted with divers worthy Persons, inquisitive into Natural Philosophy, and other parts of Humane Learning; and particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy.' He then proceeds to give the names of his associates and their places of meeting. 'Our business was... | |
| Francis Bacon - Induction (Logic) - 1878 - 678 pages
...acquainted with divers worthy Persons, inquisitive, into Natural Philosophy, and other parts of Humane Learning; and particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy.' He then proceeds to give the names of his associates and their places of meeting. 'Our business was... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1878 - 854 pages
...political, theological, and sec tarian purposes were then numerous and active ; and in the year 1G45, 'divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy, and other parts of human learning, did, by agreements, meet weekly in London on a certain day, to treat and discourse of such affairs.'... | |
| John Stoughton - Scientists - 1879 - 358 pages
...worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy and other parts of human learning, did by agreement meet weekly in London on a certain day to treat and discourse of such matters. Wallis relates that when they met they talked about " the circulation of the blood ; the valves... | |
| John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1879 - 538 pages
...1645, a little group of students were to be seen in London, men " inquisitive," says one of them, " into natural philosophy and other parts of human learning, and particularly of what had been called the New Philosophy . . . which from the times of Galileo at Florence, and Sir Francis... | |
| 1879 - 406 pages
...weapons, and wrestling, also riding, dancing, and behaviour.' This plan also failed. About 1645, ' divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy and other parts of human learning ' met weekly in London, at Dr. Goddard's in Wood-street, the 'Bull's Head' Tavern in Cheapside, Gresham... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1888 - 906 pages
...ytSars before that date. Wallis informs us that as early us the year 1645 weekly meetings were held of "divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy,...and particularly of what hath been called the New Philotophy or Experimental Philosophy," arid there can be little doubt that this gathering of philosophers... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1892 - 868 pages
...political, theological, and sectarian purposes were then numerous and active ; and in the year 1645 'divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy, and other parts of human learning, did, by agreements, meet weekly in London on a certain day, to treat and discourse of such arl'airs.'... | |
| Johann Hermann Baas - 1889 - 1204 pages
...1(543. a little group of students were to IH> seen in Ixnidon. men 'inquisitive.' says one of them, 'into natural philosophy and other parts of human learning, and particularly of what had been called the new philosophy.' . . . Foremost in the group stood Doctors Wallis and Wilkins,... | |
| Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 912 pages
...ytJars before that date. Wallis informs us that as early as the year 1645 weekly meetings were held of "divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy,...and particularly of what hath been called the New Philolophy or Experimental Philosophy," and there can be little doubt that this gathering of philosophers... | |
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