 | William Whewell - 1837 - 1048 страници
...calculations with these amended data. According to the account which is given by Robison ", " He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations....conjecture was now found to agree with the phenomena to a remarkable degree of precision. This conclusion, thus coming after long doubts and delays, and... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - 208 страници
...be just. He went " home, took out his old papers, and resumed his cal" culations. As they drew near a close, he was so " much agitated, that he was obliged to desire a friend " to frnish them. His former conjecture was now " found to agree with the phaenomena with the utmost " precision."... | |
 | 1855 - 802 страници
...that of bodies at the earth's surface. As his calculations drew to a close, he is said to have been so much agitated, that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them." We must now allow our biographer to speak the language of his own enthusiasm on this great occasion,... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 518 страници
...that of bodies at the earth's surface. As his calculations drew to a close, he is said to have been so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them.1 examine the thing thoroughly ; and for the foundation of the calculus he intended, he laid down... | |
 | William Whewell - 1857 - 518 страници
...attain to his success? Here again we have, I fear, nothing better than conjecture. ' He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them. His... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 566 страници
...conjecture. "He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged...conjecture was now found to agree with the phenomena wjith the utmost precision."6 This conjectural story has been called " a tradition ;" but he who relates... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 580 страници
...attain to his success ? Here again we have, I fear, nothing better than conjecture. "He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them. His... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 622 страници
...attain to his success ? Here again we have, I fear, nothing better than conjecture. "lie went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them. His... | |
 | William Whewell - 1859 - 596 страници
...conjecture. "He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged...agree with the phenomena with the utmost precision."' This conjectural story has been called " a tradition ;" but he who relates it does not call it so.... | |
 | John William Draper - 1863 - 656 страници
...the moon, he repeated the calculations with these improved data. It is related that " he went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew to a close, he became so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them." The expected coincidence... | |
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He went home, took out his old papers, and resumed his calculations. As they drew near to a close, he was so much agitated that he was obliged to desire a friend to finish them. 
