 | William Whewell - 1859 - 588 páginas
...privilege of feigning what circles they chose, in order to explain the phenomena, I conceived that I also might take the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition...ancient ones, of the revolutions of the celestial orbs. u Having then assumed the motions of the earth, which are hereafter explained, by laborious and long... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1869 - 752 páginas
...still more clearly manifest from the following examples. When Copernicus proposed to himself to try whether, on the supposition of the earth's motion, it was possible to find a better explanation of the revolutions of the celestial orbs than those currently received from the... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1871 - 604 páginas
...privilege of feigning what circles they chose in order to explain the phenomena, I conceived that I also might take the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition...find better explanations than the ancient ones of the revolution of the celestial orbs." " Having then assumed the motions of the celestial orbs which are... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1871 - 592 páginas
...more clearly manifest from the examples previously cited. When Copernicus proposed to himself to try whether, on the supposition of the earth's motion, it was possible to find a better explanation of the revolutions of the celestial orbs than those currently received from the... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1873 - 730 páginas
...still more clearly manifest from the following examples. When Copernicus proposed to himself to try whether, on the supposition of the earth's motion, it was possible to find a better explanation of the revolutions of the celestial orbs than those currently received from the... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1874 - 606 páginas
...more clearly manifest from the examples previously cited. When Copernicus proposed to himself to try whether, on the supposition of the earth's motion, it was possible to find a better explanation of the revolutions of the celestial orbs than those currently received from the... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1874 - 592 páginas
...privilege of feigning what circles they chose in order to explain the phenomena, I conceived that I also might take the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition of the earth,s motion, it was possible to find better explanations than the ancient ones of the revolution... | |
 | John William Draper - 1875 - 444 páginas
...the Church, he expressed himself in a cautious and apologetic manner, saying that he had only taken the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition...ancient ones of the revolutions of the celestial orbs ; that in doing this he had only taken the privilege that had been allowed to others, of feigning what... | |
 | John William Draper - 1875 - 420 páginas
...taken the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition of the earth's 168 THE BOOK OF COPERNICUS. motion, it was possible to find better explanations...ancient ones of the revolutions of the celestial orbs ; that in doing this he had only taken the privilege that had been allowed to others, of feigning what... | |
 | Francis Henry Laing - 1877 - 238 páginas
...privilege of feigning what circles they chose, in order to explain the phenomena, I conceived that I also might take the liberty of trying whether, on the supposition...revolutions of the celestial orbs." Having then assumed, by way of experimental hypothesis, " the motions of the earth, which are hereafter explained, by laborious... | |
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I began to meditate concerning the motion of the earth ; and though it appeared an absurd opinion, yet, since I knew that in previous times others had been allowed the privilege of feigning what circles they chose, in order to explain the phenomena, I... 
