 We need not say that bees know none of these things. They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of geometry ; somewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle of an organ, makes good music, without any knowledge of music.  The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Page 188edited by - 1793Full view - About this book
 | 1788 - 588 pages
...here, who taught the bee the properties of folids, and to refblve problems of maxima and mini' iff f If a honey-comb were a work of human art, every man of common fenfe would conclude, without helitation, that he who invented the conirruiftion muJt have underitood... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1788 - 508 pages
...afk here, who taught the bee the properties of folids, and to refolve problems of maxima and minima ? If a honeycomb were a work of human art, every man of common fenfe would, conclude, without hefitation, that he who invented the conftruction, mufl have underftood... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 pages
...the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honey-comb do actually meet. If a honeycomb were a work of human art, every man of common -fen fe would conclude, without hefitation, that he who invented the conftru&ion muft have underftood... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1803 - 734 pages
...afk here, who taught the bee the properties of folids, and to refolve problems of maxima and minima ? If a honey-comb were a work of human art, every man of common fenfe would conclude, without hefitation, that he who invented the conftru&ion, muft have underftood... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1815 - 474 pages
...that he who invented the eonstruetion, must have understood the prineiples on whieh it is eonstrueted. We need not say that bees know none of these things. They work most geometrieally, without any knowledge of geometry ; somewhat like a ehild, who, by turning the handle... | |
 | Brian Hill - 1816 - 128 pages
...taught the bees the properties of solids, and to resolve problems of maxima et minima? If a hooey-comb were a work of human art. every man of common sense...construction, must have understood the principles on which it was constructed. We need not say that bees know none of these things. They work most geometrically... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1822 - 322 pages
...ask here, who taught the bee the properties of solids, and to resolve problems of maxima and minima? If a honeycomb were a work of human art, every man...that bees know none of these things. They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of geometry; somewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle... | |
 | 1816 - 1004 pages
...bees the properties of solids, and to resolve problems of maxima and minima? If a honey-comb were the work of human art, every man of common sense would...construction must have understood the principles on which it was constructed. We need not say, that bees know none of these tilings. They work most geometrically... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1827 - 706 pages
...ask here, who taught the bee the properties of solids, and to resolve problems of maxima and minima ? If a honey-comb were a work of human art, every man...that bees know none of these things. They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of geometry ; somewhat like a child, who, by turning the handle... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1827 - 414 pages
...here who taught the bee the properties of so" lids, and to resolve problems of maxima and minima ? " We need not say that bees know none of these things. " They work most geometrically, without any knowledge of " geometry ; somewhat like a child who, by turning the " handle... | |
| |
