 My lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; but, my lord, being by you found out,...  General Mathematics - Σελίδα 447των Raleigh Schorling, William David Reeve - 1919Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1802 - 442 σελίδες
...Gresham college, Henry Briggs, who addressed him, on their first meeting, in the following words : — ' My Lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help to astronomy, viz. the logarithms. But, my Lord, being... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 584 σελίδες
...before one word was spoken. At last Mr Briggs began : ' Sir, I have undertaken this long jour, ney purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of thi« most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms; but, Sir, being... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 604 σελίδες
...each beholding the other with admiration before one word was spoken. At last Mr Briggs began : ' Sir, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; but, Sir, being... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 604 σελίδες
...beholding the other with admiration before one word was spoken. At last Mi Briggs began : ' Sir, I hnve undertaken this long journey purposely to see your...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz,, the logarithmi; but, Sir, being... | |
 | John Aikin - 1808 - 730 σελίδες
...beholding other almost with admiration before one word was spoke. At last Mr. Briggs began : " Sir, I have undertaken this long journey purposely to see your person, and to Icnow by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 494 σελίδες
...each beholding other almost with admiration before one word was spoke. At Jast Mr. Briggs began : ' My lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; ibut, my lord,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 788 σελίδες
...beholding other almost with admiration before one word was spoke. At lut Mr. Briggs began : ' My lord, 1 have undertaken this long journey purposely to see...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came lirst to think of this most excellent help into astronomv, » tr. the logarithms ; but, my lord,... | |
 | 1815 - 488 σελίδες
...each beholding other almost with admiration before one word was spoke. At last Mr. Briggs began : ' My lord, I have undertaken this long journey purposely...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came first to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz. the logarithms ; but, my lord,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1815 - 686 σελίδες
...before one word was spoke. At last Mr. Briggs began : ' My lord, I have undertaken this longjourney purposely to see your person, and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity you came tirst to think of this most excellent help into astronomy, viz, the logarithms ; but, my lord,... | |
 | 1820 - 606 σελίδες
...quarter of an hour was spent in beholding each other, before one word was spoke; at last Briggs began, " My lord, I have undertaken this long journey, purposely...and to know by what engine of wit or ingenuity, you came first to think of this excellent help into astronomj, the logarithms: but, my lord, being by you... | |
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