 I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy persons, inquisitive into natural philosophy, and other parts of human learning ; and particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy, or Experimental Philosophy.  Chambers's papers for the people - Page 9by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851Full view - About this book
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1897 - 476 pages
...political, theological, and sectarian purposes were then numerous and active, and in the yr. 16-15 "divers 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 affairs."... | |
 | Albert Gallatin Mackey - 1898 - 368 pages
...Universities), besides the conversation of divers eminent divines, as to matters theological, I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy...and other parts of human learning, and particularly what has 1 " History of the Royal Society," by Thomas Thompson, MD, FRS, LL.D., London, 1812, p. I.... | |
 | Charles William Colby - Great Britain - 1899 - 398 pages
...Universities), beside the conversation of divers eminent divines, as to matters theological, I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy...Philosophy, or Experimental Philosophy. We did by agreements, divers of us, meet weekly in London on a certain day, to treat and discourse of such affairs... | |
 | Charles William Colby - Great Britain - 1899 - 378 pages
...Universities), beside the conversation of divers eminent divines, as to matters theological, I had the opportunity of being acquainted with divers worthy...Philosophy, or Experimental Philosophy. We did by agreements, divers of us, meet weekly in London on a certain day, to treat and discourse of such affairs... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1899 - 542 pages
...when 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,...particularly of what hath been called the New Philosophy, . . . which from the times of Galileo at Florence, and Sir Francis Bacon (Lord Verulam) in England,... | |
 | Thomas Banks Strong - Double stars - 1906 - 282 pages
...which, as set forth by its original members, was as follows : The Society was to be a collection of ' divers worthy persons inquisitive into natural philosophy...called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy, which, from the times of Galileo at Florence and Sir Francis Bacon in England, hath been much cultivated... | |
 | Thomas Banks Strong - Double stars - 1906 - 270 pages
...which, as set forth by its original members, was as follows : The Society was to be a collection of ' divers worthy persons inquisitive into natural philosophy...called the New Philosophy or Experimental Philosophy, which, from the times of Galileo at Florence and Sir Francis Bacon in England, hath been much cultivated... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 960 pages
...that as early as the year 1645 weekly meetings were held of " divers worthy persons, inquisi- j tive into natural philosophy, and other parts of human...learning, and particularly of what hath been called the Neio Philosophy or Experimental I'hUtmrphy" and ! there can be little doubt that this gathering of... | |
 | Albert Shaw - American literature - 1912 - 1130 pages
...SOCIETY OF LONDON 354 355 SIR ISAAC NEWTONHUMPHRY DAVY THOMAS H. HUXLEY LORD KELVIN tunity of becoming acquainted with divers worthy persons inquisitive...natural philosophy and other parts of human learning. The "divers worthy persons" included John Wilkins, DD, Theodore Haak, Dr. Francis Glisson, Dr. Jonathan... | |
 | Sir William Robertson Nicoll, Thomas Seccombe - England - 1907 - 456 pages
...Wren, and two remarkable eccentrics, Robert Boyle and Sir Kenelm Digby. A little later on, " these 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." 1n... | |
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