| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1894 - 708 pages
...History of the Royal Society," vol. ip 310.) 2 " The third (book ] 1 now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man...good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again but she gives me warning. The first... | |
| 1922 - 1406 pages
...for press ; ' the third I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious ladv that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.' Fortunately for posterity, Halley prevented this. A letter announcing that the second book had been... | |
| 1856 - 844 pages
...Again we find him complaining ta Hallcy : " Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, tliat a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again than she gives me warning." THE... | |
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