Legends no histories, or, A specimen of some animadversions upon The history of the Royal Society : wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon ... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c / By Henry Stubbe.

  • Henry Stubbe
Date:
1670
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Credit: Legends no histories, or, A specimen of some animadversions upon The history of the Royal Society : wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject. Translated out of Italian. With a brief account of those passages of the authors life, which the virtuosi intended most to censure, and expatiate upon ... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus, &c / By Henry Stubbe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Dedication of the Hiftory of I the Royal Society unto his Majelly. ] c ,p - To the King* Ò 1 A p I • OF all the Kings of Europe, Your Majefly was the fìrft> | ; who confirmed this Noble Defign of Experiments) by II1 Tour own Example^ and by publick Eft ablifoment. An | Enterprife equal to the mofi renown d Actions of the ]l heft Princes. Forato encre afe the Powers of all Mankind, and to ]» free them from the Bondage of Errors, iff greater Glory than to en~ IK large Empire, or to put Chains on the Necks of Conquer'd Nations* j o( what Reverence all Antiquity had for the Authors of Natural Iji Difcoverics , is Evident by the Diviner fort of Honor they con~ idi fen d on them. Their Founders of PhiJofophical Opinions were I only admir'd by their own Setts. 7 heir Valiant Men and Gene-* là rals did feldom rife higher than to Demy-Gods and Heroes. But Ite the Gods they Worfoipped with Temples and Altars , were thofe pi who intruded the world to Plow, to Sow, to Plant, to Spinato build Jffi Houfes, and to find out New Countries. This Zeal indeed, by 1 nj which they exprejf d their Gratitude to fuch BenefaBors, degenera- ]« ted into Superftition: yet has it taught m, that an higher degree of |«| Reputation is due to Difcoverers, than to the Teachers of Specu« lpi lative Doctrines, nay, evento Conquerors themfelves. [li* Nor has the True God himfelf omitted to foew his value of V ul- I gar Arts. In the whole Hifiory of the Fjrfl Monarchs of the world 11 from Adam to Noah, there is no mention of their Wars , or their lif! Victories : All that is recorded is this , they liv’d fomany years^ Iff and taught their Poflerity to keep Sheep , to till the Grounds, to 11 plant Vineyards, to dwell in Tents, to build Cities , to play on the I b Harp and Organs, and to work in Brafs and Iron- And if they I tl deferveda Sacred Remembrance/ar one Natural or Mechanical 1 ! Invention, YourM,ajeHy will certainly obtain Immortal Fame, ] joy having efablifoed a perpetual Succeffion of Inventors, I t I am, Sec: THQ. SP R4T,