| 1809 - 604 pagine
...his acquirements, we may see from the following note. ' Sir Isaac said a little before his death, «' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
| 1822 - 850 pagine
...and fully equal to any thing of the kind on record. " We are informed, by his particular friend Air Conduit, that, a little before his death, he said,...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
| 1820 - 760 pagine
...Sir Issue Newton, a little before he died, said, < I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sen. shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a. smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 pagine
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pagine
...Sir Isaac Newton, a little before he died, said, " I don't know what I may seem to the world; but as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| 1822 - 852 pagine
...believe." This is a most wonderful discovery, and fully equal to any thing of the kind on record. " We are informed, by his particular friend Mr Conduit,...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pagine
...See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. • | Sir Isaac said a little before his death, • • I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| 1879 - 1042 pagine
...great philosopher himself think on this subject ? The utterance of his closing days is well known : ' I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but...I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary,... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 934 pagine
...meaning-f-." * See the queries subjoined to Newton's Optics. -f Sir Isaac said a little before his death, " 1 do not know what I may appear to the world; but to...seem to have been only like a boy, playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself, in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than... | |
| 1822 - 494 pagine
...little child." Sir Isaac, it is reported, a little before he died said, " I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, arrd diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble, or a prettier shell than... | |
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