Volume 2

Mathematical elements of natural philosophy confirmed by experiments, or, an introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy / Written in Latin, by William-James 's Gravesande ... ; Translated into English by J.T. Desaguliers.

  • Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, 1688-1742.
Date:
1721
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Credit: Mathematical elements of natural philosophy confirmed by experiments, or, an introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy / Written in Latin, by William-James 's Gravesande ... ; Translated into English by J.T. Desaguliers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V Dedication. tion, has given me an Opportunity to know which of the Mathematical Scien¬ ces are chiefly lik’d by you : And as Aflronomy and Optich feem to have the Preference, I thought this Tranflation of Dr. s Grave fande s Second Volume wou’d not be unacceptable. Here you have the Principles of the common Optics reduc’d iuto a fmail Compafs, and confirm’d by new Expe¬ riments of the Author’s own Invention: A fine Application of the Adtion of Ele- dtric Bodies to difcover the Nature of Fire: And Sir Isaac Newton’s Dodtrine of Light and Colours prov’d, by the mod confidcrable of his Experi¬ ments, which Dr. s GraVeJande performs with an Apparatus very ingenioufly con¬ triv’d, and nicely exprefsd by curious Figures. The la ft Part of this Volume not only leads a Beginner gradually on from the mod Ample to underftand the mod difficult *Pb&nomena of AJironomy ■ but gives luch a phyiical Account of the Celeftial Motions as mud be fully iatis- fadtory to the beft Geometricians. There your