 All heavy things fall down to the earth by a law of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of the fire to burn, and that of the wind to set in motion.  The Elements of Astronomy - Page 19by Devendra Náth Mallik - 1921 - 233 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Romesh Chunder Dutt - India - 1890 - 572 pages
...of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of the fire to burn, and that of the wind to set in motion." Varahamihira also says : " The Earth attracts that which is upon her" (Chap. XXVI.) Alberuni also alludes... | |
 | Romesh Chunder Dutt - India - 1893 - 382 pages
...of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of the fire to burn, and that of the wind to set in motion." Varahamihira also says : " The Earth attracts that which is upon her'' (Chap. XXVI). Alberuni also... | |
 | Romesh Chunder Dutt - India - 1893 - 390 pages
...of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of the fire to burn, and that of the wind to set in motion." Varahamihira also says : " The Earth attracts that which is upon her" (Chap. XXVI). Alberuni also alludes... | |
 | Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Bīrūnī - Astrology - 1910 - 484 pages
...the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of fire to burn, and that of the wind to set in motion. If a thing wants to go deeper down than the earth, let it try. The earth is the only low thing, and... | |
 | Suhas Chatterjee - India - 1998 - 568 pages
...the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of fire to burn and that of the wind to set in motion." Varahamihira also says, "the earth attracts that which is upon her. "Thus two very epoch-making laws... | |
 | Susantha Goonatilake - Science - 1998 - 334 pages
...of nature, for it is the nature of the earth to attract and to keep things, as it is the nature of water to flow, that of the fire to burn and that of the wind to set in motion. If a thing wants to go beyond the earth let it try. The earth is the only low thing and seeds always... | |
 | 1882 - 248 pages
...of gravity which is a special case of universal gravitation was clearly enunciated by Varahatnihir in the 6th century. He wrote : — "The earth attracts...remarkable significance, even if he did not rediscover it.2 Starting from first principles — from the laws of motion, which had been previously discovered... | |
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