 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 Seiten
...have from him a present of a book of forty shillings. Mr. Hooke then said he had it, but that he would conceal it for some time, that others, trying and...it public. However, I remember that Sir Christopher Wren was little satisfied that he could do it ; and though Mr. Hooke then promised to show it to him,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 Seiten
...have from him a present of a book of forty shillings. Mr. Hooke then said he had it, but that he would conceal it for some time, that others, trying and...it public. However, I remember that Sir Christopher Wren was little satisfied that he could do it : and though Mr. Hooke then promised to show it to him,... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 Seiten
...have from him a present of a book of forty shillings. Mr. Hooke then said he had it, but that he would conceal it for some time, that others, trying and failing, might know how to value it, when tie should make it public. However, I remember that Sir Christopher Wren was little satisfied that... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 Seiten
...know how to value it, when he should make it public. However, I remember that Sir Christopher Wren was little satisfied that he could do it ; and though Mr. Hooke then promised to show it to him, I do not find that, in that particular, he has been so good as his word. The August following,... | |
 | B. Powell - 1834 - 420 Seiten
...complete demonstration of it ; but when pressed to disclose it, he stated his intention to keep it secret for some time, " that others trying and failing might...know how to value it, when he should make it public." It appears, also, that Hooke had frequently, before this, stated his ideas, and had even given some... | |
 | William Whewell - 1837 - 556 Seiten
...by Sir Christopher Wren to produce such a demonstration, his answer was, that he had it, but would conceal it for some time, that others, trying and...know how to value it when he should make it public." Halley, however, truly observes, that after the publication of the demonstration in the Principia,... | |
 | William Whewell - 1837 - 1048 Seiten
...by Sir Christopher Wren to produce such a demonstration, his answer was, that he had it, but would conceal it for some time, that others, trying and...know how to value it when he should make it public." Halley, however, truly observes, that after the publication of the demonstration in the Principia,... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud - 1838 - 208 Seiten
...have from him a present of a book of 40 shillings. Mr. Hooke then said, that he had it, but he would conceal it for some time, that others trying and failing...could do it ; and though Mr. Hooke then promised to shew it him, I do not find, that in that particular he has been so good as his word. The August following,... | |
 | William Whewell - 1847 - 640 Seiten
...to produce such a demonstration, his answer was, that he had it, but would conceal it for some tune, that others, trying and failing, might know how to value it when he should make it public." Halley, however, truly observes, that after the publication of the demonstration in the Principia,... | |
 | Robert Grant - 1852 - 686 Seiten
...his solution, he refused to do so, declaring that he would conceal it, until others trying and Ming, might know how to value it when he should make it public. It is quite clear, however, that he was unable to support his assertion by any mathematical proof,... | |
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Hooke, or me, two months' time, to bring him a convincing demonstration thereof; and besides the honour, he of us, that did it, should have from him a present of a book of 40 shillings. 
