 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - 1833 - 444 pàgines
...means, — a sound and guffeient knowledge of mathematics, the great instrument of all exact enquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances in...opinion on any subject of discussion within their range. It is not without an effort that those who possess this knowledge can communicate on such subjects... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pàgines
...means, — a sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the great instru. ment of all exact enquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances in...opinion on any subject of discussion within their range. It is not without an effort that those who possess this knowledge can communicate on such subjects... | |
 | 1834 - 596 pàgines
...sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the great instrument of all exact enquiry, tcithout which no man can ever make such advances in this or...on any subject of discussion within their range.' — P. 5. These are just and important observations, and deserving of serious attention; but we fear... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1835 - 414 pàgines
...by one means, — a sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the great instrument ufallexact inquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances...opinion on any subject of discussion within their range. It is not without an effort that those who possess this knowledge can communicate on such subjects... | |
 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1894 - 604 pàgines
...the great instrument of all exact inquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances in any of the higher departments of science as can entitle...on any subject of discussion within their range." After all, in any department of applied or pure science the highest satisfaction comes from accomplishing... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1839 - 464 pàgines
...its sanctuary, and to the privileges and feelings of a votary, is only to be gained by one means, a sound and sufficient knowledge of Mathematics, the...on any subject of discussion within their range." Treatise on Astronomy ; p. 5. LECT. vIM, connexions and claims, whether of business or of professional... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1840 - 376 pàgines
...its sanctuary, and to the privileges and feelings of a votary, is only to be gained by one means, a sound and sufficient knowledge of Mathematics, the...on any subject of discussion within their range." Treatise on Astronomy ; p.6. of life which claims their chief earthly attention. Some are privileged... | |
 | 1840 - 430 pàgines
...italics, for they are Sir John Herschel's own—his mode of giving additional emphasis to his words]—a sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the...an independent opinion on any subject of discussion uiithin their range. It is not without an effort that those who possess this knowledge can communicate... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1840 - 566 pàgines
...instrument of all exact 'tqtitry, u-ithfut which no man can ever make such advances in this or a sy other of the higher departments of science, as can entitle him to form on independent opinion on any subject of discussion within their range." -e on Astronomy; p. 5. thus... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1840 - 376 pàgines
...make such advances in this or any other of the higher departments of science, as can entitle him lo form an Independent opinion on any subject of discussion within their range." Treatise on Astronomy ; of life which claims their chief earthly attention. Some are privileged to... | |
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Admission to its sanctuary, and to the privileges and feelings of a- votary, is only to be gained by one means — sound and sufficient knowledge of mathematics, the great instrument of all exact inquiry, without which no man can ever make such advances... 
