| 1817 - 628 pages
...is just published, containing, besides the usual Articles and Engravings, a Dissertation exhibiting a general View of the Progress of Mathematical and...Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters in Europe, by Professor Playfair, on the same Plan as the Discourse in the First Part, on the Progreis of Metaphysical,... | |
| Europe - 1823 - 946 pages
...time occupied Mr Playfair's most serious attention. One of these was the exquisite " Dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science since the Revival of Letters in Europe," written for the Supplement to the Encyclopa-dia Britannica, and published in that work in 1 hl(j ;... | |
| Missions - 1853 - 840 pages
...Philosophy, chiefly during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries ; " — Professor Playfair's " General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science, since the B^vival of letters in Europe ; " — and Sir John Leslie's " General View of the Progress of Mathematical... | |
| 1817 - 436 pages
...iti just published, containing, besides the usual articles and engravings, a Dissertation, exhibiting a general view of the Progress of Mathematical and...Physical Science since the revival of Letters in Europe, by Professor Playfair, on the same plan as the Discourse in the First Part on the Progress of Metaphysical,... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 670 pages
...Hudson Lotee, Governor of the Island of Si Helena, 801 SCOTTISH REVIEW. I. Dissertation ; exhibiting a general View of the Progress of Mathematical and...Physical Science, since the revival of Letters in Europe. By Professor PlaQfair 20G II. The Bower of Spring, with other Poems. By the Author of the " Paradise... | |
| Science - 1817 - 520 pages
...POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, since the Revival of Letters in Europe, by the same. Dissertation First, $1 50. A General View of the Progress of MATHEMATICAL AND....SCIENCE, since the Revival of Letters in Europe. Dissertation First, by JOHN PLAYFAia, $1 50. ANNALS OF PHILOSOPHY ; or, Magazine of Ch.vmistry, Mineralogy,... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...ve that report is correct in ascribing it to the pen of Lord Erskine. L. A Dissertation, exhibiting a general view of the progress of Mathematical and...Science, since the, revival of Letters in Europe. By John Playfair, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, &.<;. &ic. Boston,... | |
| Conyers Middleton - 1818 - 482 pages
...Philadelphia ; formerly professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. Price $ 1 fiO. A General View of the Progress of MatheMATICAL AND...SCIENCE,' since the revival of Letters in Europe. By JOHN PLAYFAIR, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal... | |
| Conyers Middleton - 1818 - 484 pages
...Philadelphia ; formerly professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, Price $ 1 50. A General View of the Progress of MatheMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE, since the revival of Letters in F.urope. By JOHN PLAYFAIK, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of... | |
| Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...the •revival of letters in Europe." To another portion of this •work was appended " a Gerleral View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science, since the revival of letters in Europe, by John Playfair, Professor of Natural Philosophy, &c. &c." The only praise aspired to by this very... | |
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