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The first two books, without the third, will not so well bear the title of Philosophies Naturalis Principia Mathematica; and therefore I had altered it to this: de Moti Corporum, Libri duo. But after second thoughts I retain the former title. 'Twill help the sale of the book, which I ought not to diminish now 'tis yours." In replying to this letter on June 29th Dr.
In the 'Apologie de Raymond Sebond, Montaigne defends the 'Theologia Naturalis' of the latter a book in which the author, who was a medical man, a philosopher, and a theologian, endeavours to prove that the Roman Catholic dogmas are in harmony with the laws of nature. That which is to be received in full faith, Sebond exerts himself to make comprehensible by arguments of the reason.
XXIV. C. Plinii Secundi Naturalis Historiae libri XXXVII: recognovit Ludovicus Ianus. XXV. XII Panegyrici Latini: recensuit Aemilius Baehrens. XXVI. Plutarchi Scripta Moralia, Graece et Latine: Parisiis, editore Ambrosio F. Didot, 1841. Plutarchi Vitae Parallelae: iterum recognovit Carolus Sintennis. XXVII. Ammiani Marcellini Rerum Gestarum libri qui supersunt: recensuit V. Gardthausen.
"I reckon, stranger, you have a mind to bag Ellen, too!" "The riches of the whole vegetable and animal world united, would not tempt me to harm a hair of her head! I love the child, with what may he called amor naturalis or rather paternus the affection of a father."
Quod si quem etiam ista delectant, ne omnino bellum indixisse videar voluptati, cuius est fortasse quidam naturalis modus, non intellego ne in istis quidem ipsis voluptatibus carere sensu senectutem.
"Is the power to give life to inanimate matter the gift of man? I would it were! You should speedily see a Historia Naturalis Americana, that would put the sneering imitators of the Frenchman, De Buffon, to shame! A great improvement might be made in the formation of all quadrupeds; especially those in which velocity is a virtue.
For a short time, after an unfortunate accident by which a number of invaluable manuscripts were burned, he suffered from some mental aberration. His writings fall into two classes, scientific and theological. In the first are included his famous treatises, Light and Colours , Optics , the Principia , in Latin, its full title being Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
A Law of Nature, lex naturalis is defined, a general rule, found out by reason, forbidding a man to do what directly or indirectly is destructive of his life, or to omit what he thinks may best preserve it. Right and Law, though generally confounded, are exactly opposed, Right being liberty, and Law obligation.
"And," added the Baronet, "in exercising the rites of devotion with a pomp and ceremonial worthy of the office of the priesthood." "And if Sir Arthur's excellence will permit," said the German, with a low bow, "the monksh might also make de vary curious experiment in deir laboraties, both in chemistry and magia naturalis."
This idea was perhaps the basis of the sympathetic telegraph of the Middle Ages, which is first described in the MAGIAE NATURALIS of John Baptista Porta, published at Naples in 1558.
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