 I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious Lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her.  The Monist - Page 346edited by - 1913Full view - About this book
 | 1880 - 632 pages
...disposed to conceal a discovery, rather than risk a controversy. ' Philo' sophy,' he wrote to Halley ,f ' is such an impertinently litigious 'lady, that a man...good be engaged in lawsuits as have 'to do with her.' Thus the turmoil raised by Hooke on the appearance of the first part of the ' Principia ' inspired... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 pages
...assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Principia I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady,...be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her." — His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that resolution.... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 934 pages
...assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Princijria I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady,...as good be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her."—His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that... | |
 | David Brewster - 1831 - 328 pages
...relating to comets, others to other things found out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady,...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I can no sooner come near her again but she gives me warning. The first two books without the third will... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...applied to him to allow them to print it; " Philosophy," he says, writing on the subject to H alley, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...good be engaged in law-suits as have to do with her." He was, however, eventually prevailed upon to yield; and the work appeared in May 1687. His Optics... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...relating to comets, others to other things found out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is . such an impertinently litigious lady,...sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third, will not bear so well the title of Philosnphiat Naturalis Principia... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...relating to comets, others to other things found out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady,...sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third, will not bear so well the title of Philognphia; Naturalis Principia... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...relating to comets, others to other things found out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such 'an impertinently litigious lady,...sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third, will not bear so well the title of Philonriphifo Naturalis... | |
 | David Brewster - 1833 - 338 pages
...relating to comets, others to other things found out last winter. The third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged m lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I can no sooner come near her again... | |
 | B. Powell - 1834 - 420 pages
...the third book on the system of the world, yet he determined to suppress it. " Philosophy, he says, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...to do with her. I found it so formerly; and now I can no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning." In replying to this letter, Halley expresses... | |
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