The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 56A. Constable, 1832 |
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... Dr Brewster's object to present an account of Newton's various discoveries , which should be interesting and intelligible to the great mass of readers ; a task which was not likely to fall into hands more competent to its execution . It ...
... Dr Brewster's object to present an account of Newton's various discoveries , which should be interesting and intelligible to the great mass of readers ; a task which was not likely to fall into hands more competent to its execution . It ...
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... Dr Brewster from these charges . He has certain theories which he is evi- dently anxious to support ; and we cannot entertain any very high opinion of the accuracy ... Dr Brewster appears 1832 . 3 Brewster's Life of Sir Isaac Newton .
... Dr Brewster from these charges . He has certain theories which he is evi- dently anxious to support ; and we cannot entertain any very high opinion of the accuracy ... Dr Brewster appears 1832 . 3 Brewster's Life of Sir Isaac Newton .
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... Dr. Brewster's credit as a historian of science , his statement is preg- nant with error , and inconsistent with fact . In part , we must confess ourselves unable to discover Dr Brewster's meaning ; for he says , that no grateful ...
... Dr. Brewster's credit as a historian of science , his statement is preg- nant with error , and inconsistent with fact . In part , we must confess ourselves unable to discover Dr Brewster's meaning ; for he says , that no grateful ...
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton By David now | 1 |
Auflage The Poems of Ludwig Uhland | 37 |
On Political Economy in Connexion with the Moral | 52 |
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