| William Nicholson - 1809 - 752 страници
...mathematics, so in natural history, the investigation of difficult things, by way of analysis, ought always to precede the method of composition. This analysis...drawing general conclusions from them by induction (¡. e. reasoning from the analogy of tilings by natnral consequence) and admitting no objections against... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 страници
...mathematics, so in natural history, the investigation of difficult things, by way of analysis, ought always to precede the method of composition. This analysis...drawing general conclusions from them by induction (ie reasoning from the analogy of things by natural consequence) and admitting no objections araimt... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 462 страници
...mathematics, so in natural history, the investigation of difficult things, by way of analysis, ought always to precede the method of composition. This analysis...drawing general conclusions from them by induction (ie reasoning from the analogy of things by natural consequence), and admitting no objections against... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 560 страници
...the observation which it contains. " It is evident, that as in Mathematics, so in Natural Philosophy, the investigation of difficult things by the method...analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition, or the synthesis. For, in any other way, we can never be sure that we assume the principles which really... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 страници
...if the word, in both cases, conveyed the same idea. ** As in Mathematics, so in Naturai Philosophy, the investigation " of difficult things by the method of Analysis, ought ever to pre" cede the method of Composition. This analysis consists in " making experiments and observations,... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 408 страници
...investigation nf difficult things, by way of analysis, ought always to precede the method of composition. T!i:> analysis consists in making experiments and observations,...drawing general conclusions from them by induction, (is reasoning from the analogy of things by natural consequence) and admitting no objections against... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 страници
...contains. " It is evi" dent, that as in Mathematics, so in Natural Philosophy, the inves" tigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to " precede the method of composition, or the synthesis. For, in " any other way, we can never be sure that we assume the princi" pies which... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 348 страници
...contains. " It is evi" dent, that as in Mathematics, so in Natural Philosophy, the inves" tigation o< difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to " precede the method of composition, or the synthesis. For, in " any other way, we can never be sure that we assume the princi" pies which... | |
| Granville Penn - 1822 - 492 страници
...explanations: " and this is synthesis. It is evident, that as " in mathematics, so in natural philosophy, " the investigation of difficult things by the " method...ought ever to precede the " method of composition, or the synthesis. For, *' in any other way, we can never be sure that.. toe " assume the principles... | |
| Frederick Beasley - 1822 - 584 страници
...Newton, in his Opticks, as quoted by Dr. Johnson in his Dictionary, defines the " analysis to consist in making experiments and observations, and in drawing...conclusions from them by induction, and admitting of no objections, but such as are taken from experiments or other certain truths." The same author... | |
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