Mathematical Collections and Translations: The First Tome


Mathematical Collections and Translations: The First Tome



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To the most Serene Grand DUKE OF TUSCANY.

To the Noble and most perfectly Accomplished S^{t.} JOHN DENHAM Knight of the Noble Order of the BATH, And Surveyor General of his Ma^{ties} Works, &c.

THE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION.

CONTENTS of the FIRST TOME.

GALILÆUS Galilæus Lyncæus, HIS SYSTEME OF THE WORLD.
  The First Dialogue.
  The Second Dialogue.
  The Third Dialogue.
  The Fourth Dialogue.

THE Ancient and Modern DOCTRINE OF Holy Fathers, AND Iudicious Divines,

A TABLE Of the most Observable PERSONS and MATTERS Mentioned in the FIRST PART Of The First Tome.

MATHEMATICAL COLLECTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: THE SECOND TOME.

THE AUTHOURS EPISTLE TO Pope URBAN VIII.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE Authour and Work.

OF THE MENSURATION OF Running Waters.
  LIB. I.
  Lib. II.

A CONSIDERATION Upon the DRAINING OF THE Pontine Fenns.

A TABLE Of the most observable matters in this Treatise of the MENSURATION of RUNNING WATERS.

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A TABLE Of the most Observable PERSONS and MATTERS Mentioned in the FIRST PART Of The First Tome.


A
ABSTACT.
Things are exactly the same in Abstract, as in Concrete. 185
AIRE.
<*>he part of the Aire inferiour to the Higher Mountains doth follow the Motion of the Earth. 124
<*>he motion of the Aire apt to carry with it light things, but not heavy. 124
<*>he Aire alwayes touching us with the same part of it, cannot make us feel it. 228
<*>is more reasonable that the Aire be commoved by the rugged surface of the Earth, than by the Celestial Motion. 400
<*>is demonstrated, inverting the Argument, that the perpetual Motion of the Aire from East to West, commeth from the Motion of Heaven. 403
ANIMALS.
Animals, Vide, The Motion of Animals.
The cause of the Wearinesse that attends the Motion of Animals. 244
APOLLONIUS.
Apollonius and Copernicus demonstrate the Retrogradations of Venus and Mercury. 311
Arguing, Arguments, & Argumentations
Somein Arguing fix in their minds the Conclusion believed by them, and then adapt their Reasons to that. 250
One single Experiment or sound Demonstration, overthroweth all Arguments meerly probable. 105
A pleasant Example shewing the invalidity of some Phisical Argumentations. 363
ARISTARCHUS.
Reason and Discourse in Aristarchus and Copernicus prevailed over manifest Sense. 301
ARISTOTLE.
Aristotle maketh the World perfect, becauseit hath the Threefold Dimension. 2
Arist. his Demonstrations to prove the Worlds Dimensions to be three, and no more. 2
Aristotle his Definition of Nature either imperfect or unseasonable. 7
Aristotle accomodates the Rules of Architecture to the Frame of the World, and not the Frame to the Rules. 8
Aristotle cannot equivocate, being the Inventer os Logick. 23
Aristotle his Paralogisme in proving the Earth to be in the centre of the World. 24
Arist. Paralogisme another way discovered. 24
Aristotle his Discourse to prove the Incorruptibility of Heaven. 26
Aristotle proveth that Circular Motion hath no Contrary. 26
Aristotle defective in assigning the Causes, why the Elements are Generable and Corruptible. 31
Arisiotle would change his opinion, did he see the Novelties of our Age. 37

One [Hhh] Arist.

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