History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volumen2Harper, 1876 |
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... observed the stars through tubes , invented a clock , and an organ played by steam . composed a work on Rhetoric . Appointed Abbot of Bobbio , he fell into a misunderstanding with his monks , and had to retire first to Rome , and then ...
... observed the stars through tubes , invented a clock , and an organ played by steam . composed a work on Rhetoric . Appointed Abbot of Bobbio , he fell into a misunderstanding with his monks , and had to retire first to Rome , and then ...
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... observe his worldly wisdom . It was desirable to conciliate the clergy - perhaps it might be done by the encouragement of marriage . He had lived in the poly- gamic court of the khalif , whose family had occasionally boasted of more ...
... observe his worldly wisdom . It was desirable to conciliate the clergy - perhaps it might be done by the encouragement of marriage . He had lived in the poly- gamic court of the khalif , whose family had occasionally boasted of more ...
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... solved may be mentioned the determination of the length of the year by Albategnius and Thebit Ben Corrah ; and increased accuracy was given to the correction of astronomical observations by CH . II . ] 41 THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST .
... solved may be mentioned the determination of the length of the year by Albategnius and Thebit Ben Corrah ; and increased accuracy was given to the correction of astronomical observations by CH . II . ] 41 THE AGE OF FAITH IN THE WEST .
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... observations are such things worthless indica- tions of the mental state ? The Arab has left his intellectual impress on Europe , as , before long , Christendom will have to confess ; he has indelibly written it on the heavens , as any ...
... observations are such things worthless indica- tions of the mental state ? The Arab has left his intellectual impress on Europe , as , before long , Christendom will have to confess ; he has indelibly written it on the heavens , as any ...
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... observed , nearly all the fine garden and orchard fruits , together with many less important plants , as spinach and saffron . To them Spain . owes the culture of silk ; they gave to Xeres and Malaga their celebrity for wine . They ...
... observed , nearly all the fine garden and orchard fruits , together with many less important plants , as spinach and saffron . To them Spain . owes the culture of silk ; they gave to Xeres and Malaga their celebrity for wine . They ...
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A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volumen2 John William Draper Vista completa - 1914 |
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe (Complete) John William Draper Vista previa limitada - 1903 |
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Página 270 - Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon.
Página 270 - To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directed to contrary pans.
Página 36 - Cholmeley, had permitted it to be converted, from a free grammar-school, into a mere charity school, in which the children of the poor were taught to read English, and to write, upon the plan adopted in the national schools ; that the master, though he received a salary of £250, did not devote his time to the business of the school, but employed for that purpose an illiterate person as usher ; that, instead of considering the school as the primary object...
Página 31 - ... vaulted with stained glass, speckled with gold, over which streams of water were made to gush; the floors and walls were of exquisite mosaic. Here a fountain of quicksilver shot up in a glistening spray, the glittering particles falling with a tranquil sound like fairy bells...