 | 1805 - 948 pages
...comprehensive words : " I must affirm, that, since the time of Archimedes, there scarcely ever has met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a mechanical hand and so philosophical a mind." A far greater authority than Hooke, the illustrious and immortal Newton, «peaks thus of him, with... | |
 | David Hughson - 1806 - 686 pages
...abilities, has comprised his character in these few but comprehensive \vords : " I must affirm," says he, "that, since the time of Archimedes, there scarce...such a mechanical hand, and so philosophical a mind." — And a greater than Hooke, the illustrious and immortal Newton, whose signet stamps an indelible... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1806 - 688 pages
...abilities, has comprised his character in these few but comprehensive words: " I must affirm," says he, "that, since the' time of Archimedes, there scarce...such a mechanical hand, and so philosophical a mind." — And a greater than Hooke, the illustrious and immortal Newton, whose s'gnet stamps an indelible... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 pages
...thus speaks of his character,1 — " I must affirm that, since the days of Archimedes, there scarcely has ever met in one man, in so great a perfection,...such a mechanical hand and so philosophical a mind;" and the immortal Newton styled him * " The Prince of Geometricians !" There is a tradition that this... | |
 | 1814 - 1004 pages
...Lord Fitz-William, Baron of Lifford, in the Kingdom of Ireland. The illustrious Newton, whose sigaet stamps an indelible character, has described our Architect...them so many trophies of his skill and industry," conclndes by raying, that they were conducted " with that success, that if the whole Art of Building... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 932 pages
...geometricians of his age;" and Mr. Robert Hooke, who was intimately acquainted with him, bears testimony to bis extraordinary talents, in these few but comprehensive...met, in one man, in so great a perfection, such a infcliaiiir.il hand, and so philosophical a mind." Evelyn also, after mentioning I lit; variety and... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 pages
...following emphatic terms: " I must affirm that since the time of Archimedes there scarcely ever has met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a mechanical head and so philosophical a mind." His only surviving child, Christopher, who was educated at Eton,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 556 pages
...compreben•ive words: "I must affirm," says he, "that since the time of Archimedes, there scarcely ever has met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a mechanical hand, and so philosophical a mind." And a greater than Hooke, even the illustrious and immortal Newton, whose signet stamps an indelible... | |
 | 1817 - 552 pages
...cornprehengive words: "I must affirm," says he, "that since the time of Archimedes^ there scarcely ever has, met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a mechanical hand, and so philosophical a mind." And a greater than Hooke, even the illustrious and immortal Newton, whose signet stamps an indelible... | |
 | Henry Leonard Stillson, William James Hughan - 1890 - 920 pages
...General," and quoting from Mr. Hooke, " that since the time of Archimides, there scarcely ever have met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a mechanical hand and so philosophic a mind." Conclusion. — This treatise upon the Ancient Mysteries would not be complete... | |
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I must affirm, that, since the time of Archimedes, there scarce ever met in one man, in so great a perfection, such a Mechanical Hand, and so Philosophical a Mind. 
