...of divers eminent divines as to matters theological, I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy persons inquisitive into natural philosophy...parts of human learning, and particularly of what hatli been called the New Philosophy, or Experimental Philosophy. We did, by agreement, divers of us,...

...scientific research, experiments became the fashion. Bacon died in 1626, and somewhere about 1645 ' divers worthy persons, inquisitive into Natural Philosophy...called the New Philosophy or experimental philosophy,' agreed to meet once a week to discourse upon these subjects. Their names were Dr. John Wilkins, Dr....

...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,1 The first passage needs some elaboration. Mention should be made of Wallis's age when...

...for some years before that date. As early as the year 1645, weekly meetings were held in London of 'divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy...and particularly of what hath been called the New Philrtsnphy or Experimental Philosophy, and there can be little doubt that this gathering of philosophers...

...reform of scientific education. This was the precursor of the Royal Society itself. Weekly meetings of "divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy...particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy" had been taking place since 1645. Since many of these persons were resident in Oxford, an association...

...recollection of the mathematician John Wallis (1616-1703), more than thirty years later, it was in 1645 that We did by agreement, divers of us, meet weekly in London on a certain day and hour, under a certain penalty, and a weekly contribution for the charge of experiments, with certain...

...This, the oldest scientific society in Great Britain, began informally in 1645 with weekly meetings of "divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy...called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy." 1 Some of the first meetings were held at the Bull Head Tavern, Cheapside, one of several homes that...

...temptations that threatened to drown him in an ocean of darkness, weekly meetings began in London of 'diverse worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy...called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy' (Sprat, 1734). In 1660 these same worthy persons mooted the foundation of 'a Colledge for the promotion...

...group of scholarly individuals who were "inquisitive into Natural Philosophy and other parts of Humane Learning; and particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy." Wallis explains that at these meetings "Our business was (precluding matters of theology and State...

...of divers eminent divines as to matters theological, I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy,...divers of us, meet weekly in London on a certain day and hour, under a certain penalty and weekly contribution for the charge of experiments, with certain...