 The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.  Report of the Annual Meeting - Page xxviiiby British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1842Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 292 pages
...the study of the worts and creatures of God ;" and in effecting the object of this new society, which is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the accomplishment of all things possible, be gives a finished exampkofthelucidusordo.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...functions whereto our " fellows are assigned. And, fourthly, the ordinances " and rites which we observe. " THE end of our foundation is the knowledge of " causes, and secret motions of things ; and the en" larging of the bounds of human empire, to the " effecting of all things possible. " THE preparations... | |
 | 1843 - 750 pages
...both its credenda and its agenda ; its researches are both lucifera and fructifera ; its end is both " the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire to the effecting of all things possible." * The latter of these was a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...knowledge, " Such," he says, " is a relation of the true state of Solomon's house, the end of which foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the find a difference in things buried in earth, or in air below the earth ; and things buried in water.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...knowledge, " Such," he says, " is a relation of the true state of Solomon's house, the end of which foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the find a difference in things buried in earth, or in air below the earth ; and things buried in water.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...functions whereto our fellows are assigned. And, fourthly, the ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible. " The preparations and instruments... | |
 | William Whewell - 1840 - 606 pages
...explains this institution to the inquiring traveller, describes it by the name of Solomon's House; and says *, " The end of our foundation is the knowledge...the human empire to effecting of things possible." And, as parts of this House, he describes caves and wells, chambers and towers, baths and gardens,... | |
 | William Whewell - 1840 - 606 pages
...institution to the inquiring traveller, describes it by the name of Solomon's House; and says *, " Tbe end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and...the human empire to effecting of things possible." And, as parts of this House, he describes caves and wells, chambers and towers, baths and gardens,... | |
 | Thomas More (st.) - 1845 - 358 pages
...functions whereto our fellows are assigned; and fourthly, the ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things, 28 and the en28 Solomon's House, therefore, was simply a college, instituted far the study of natural... | |
 | Saint Thomas More - 1845 - 356 pages
...functions whereto our fellows are assigned ; and fourthly, the ordinances and rites which we observe. " The end of our foundation is the knowledge of causes and secret motions of things,28 and the en M Solomon's House, therefore, was simply a college, institute for the study of... | |
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