 | Bernhardus Varenius - Geography - 1734 - 562 pages
...Defign of Geography. VOL. I. B 2 <fbe Abjbhile Part SECT. I. The Definition of Geography. GEOGRAPHTis that part of mixed Mathematics^ which explains the State of the Earth, and of it's Parts, depending on Quantity, viz. it's Figure, Place, Magnitude, and Motion, with the Celcftial... | |
 | William Duane - Electronic books - 1810 - 774 pages
...science that teaches and explains the state of the earth, and parts thereof that depend upon quantify; or it is rather that part of mixed mathematics, which...universal and particular. By universal GEOGRAPHY, is under, stood that part of the science which considers the whole earth in general, and explains its... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1901 - 740 pages
...work spoilt in most places by a parasitic growth of notes and interpolations) runs : — "Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz. its figure, place, magnitude, and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1901 - 748 pages
...spoilt in roost places by a parasitic growth of notes and interpolations) runs : — " Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz. its figure, place, magnitude and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1901 - 1146 pages
...parasitic growth of notes and interpolations) runs: — • ' Geography is that part of mi.ml mnthemntio which explains the state of the Earth and of its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude 1 Dugdale, in the introduction to the English translation published in 1733, states... | |
 | Howard Jason Rogers - Arts - 1906 - 788 pages
...translation of 1733 (a work largely spoiled by stupid notes and interpolations) runs: "Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude, and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited... | |
 | American Geographical Society of New York - Electronic journals - 1904 - 860 pages
...translation of 1733 (a work largely spoilt by stupid notes and interpolations) runs — Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited... | |
 | American Geographical Society of New York - Electronic journals - 1904 - 860 pages
...translation of 1733 (a work largely spoilt by stupid notes and interpolations) runs — Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - Science - 1901 - 1142 pages
...spoilt in most places by a parasitic growth of notes and interpolations) runs : — ' Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude 1 Dugdale, in the introduction to the English translation published in 1733, states... | |
 | Ron Johnston, Michael Williams, British Academy - Science - 2003 - 722 pages
...locations) as an applied mathematical pursuit incorporating both terrestrial and celestial spheres. It was 'that part of mixed mathematics which explains the...and of its parts depending on quantity, viz., its figures, place, magnitude and motion, with celestial appearances' (Baker, 1955). Besides his reworking... | |
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Geography is that part of mixed mathematics which explains the state of the Earth and of its parts, depending on quantity, viz., its figure, place, magnitude and motion with the celestial appearances, etc. By some it is taken in too limited a sense, for... 