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... tion or entertainment of the reader . I have now given such explanation , on the subject of the Memoirs , as appeared to me necessary ; but I cannot conclude the Preface , without mentioning some in- formation which materially affects ...
... tion or entertainment of the reader . I have now given such explanation , on the subject of the Memoirs , as appeared to me necessary ; but I cannot conclude the Preface , without mentioning some in- formation which materially affects ...
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... tion . He is very fond of it , and we expect it well done . Mr. Raphson has printed off four or five sheets of his History of Fluxions , but being shewed Sir Isaac Newton's ( who it seems would rather have them write against him , than ...
... tion . He is very fond of it , and we expect it well done . Mr. Raphson has printed off four or five sheets of his History of Fluxions , but being shewed Sir Isaac Newton's ( who it seems would rather have them write against him , than ...
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... tion was almost equally divided between his books and a little garden , the cultivation and embellishment of which occupied all his leisure hours . His faculties , however , necessarily gained strength by exercise ; and , during his ...
... tion was almost equally divided between his books and a little garden , the cultivation and embellishment of which occupied all his leisure hours . His faculties , however , necessarily gained strength by exercise ; and , during his ...
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... tion to attend the meetings of learned and ingenious men , at the house of that amiable philosopher , Mr. Baker , and his friend , Mr. Pond . As an introduction to the know- ledge of the subjects discussed in this literary society , by ...
... tion to attend the meetings of learned and ingenious men , at the house of that amiable philosopher , Mr. Baker , and his friend , Mr. Pond . As an introduction to the know- ledge of the subjects discussed in this literary society , by ...
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... tion his capacity and application , who was anxious to assist his exertions , and rewarded their success with unlimited applause , his ardour for learning had been raised to a degree of enthusiasm : at the university , he expected to ...
... tion his capacity and application , who was anxious to assist his exertions , and rewarded their success with unlimited applause , his ardour for learning had been raised to a degree of enthusiasm : at the university , he expected to ...
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