A view of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy / [Henry Pemberton].

  • Henry Pemberton
Date:
1728
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    ♦ a INTRODUCTION. what were commonly received a. He therefore chofe rather to explain himfelf only to mathematical readers; and declined the attempting to inftrudt fuch in any of his principles, who, by not comprehending his method of reafoning, could not, at the firft appearance of his difcoveries, have been perfuaded of their truth. But now, fince Sir I s a a c N e w t o n’s dodrine has been fully eftablifhed by the unanimous approbation of all, who are qualified to underftand the lame; it is without doubt to be wifhed, that the whole of his improvements in philofo- phy might be univerlally known. For this purpofe therefore I drew Up the following papers, to give a general notion of our great philolbpher’s inventions to fuch, as are not prepared to read his own works, and yet might defire to be informed of the progrels, he has made in natural knowledge; not doubting but there were many, befides thofe, whofe turn of mind had led them into a courle of mathematical ftudies, that would take great pleafure in tufting of this delightful fountain of fcience. a. I t is a jufi remark, which has been made upon the hu¬ man mind, that nothing is more fuitable to it, than the con¬ templation of truth; and that all men are moved with a firong defire after knowledge ; efteeming it honourable to excel therein ; and holding it, on the contrary, difgraceful to mi- ftake, err, or be in any way deceived. And this fentiment is by nothing more fully illuftrated, than by the inclination of men to gain an acquaintance with the operations of na¬ ture \ which dilpofition to enquire after the caufes of things is a Philofoph. Nat. princ. math. L. iii. introduft. fo
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