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Particularly of Geometry
of the prevailing notions about the
Moon & the Comets Tides Of Opticks —— The several Hints of gravity before r
r
& in Geometry & in experimental Philosophy
The History of the method of Fluxions after
the manner of Fontenelle's preface to his
Elemens de Geometrie &c outr
invention of it – The general use
of it. The use r
by applying it to the System of the
Universe — The trifling use Leibnitz
made of it, his mistakes in it –
His inability to apply it to the
system of the heavens, his errors
when he attempted it —
His Theory of the Moon Tides & Comets
The State of Opticks when r
first appeared & the notions of
Descartes & others on that subject.
An account of rs Theory of
Light & Colours, of his invention,
of the reflecting Telescope, a short
account of the obstructions rs
Theory of light & colours met with
at first ch
Philosophical transactions
A succinct account of his book of Opticks
end of that book
In what manner rs discoveries
in Mathematicks & Opticks are usefull
to mankind ———
A Comparison between r
giving Des Cartes all that is due to him –
A comp r
the conjectures of the one, & the demonstration of the other.
proper & will be entertaining –
on rs discoveries – Halley astronomy Bradley t
Maclaurin curves. – Du Moivre algebra Machin on the Moon
The whole must be writt for in a stile as intelligble
as the subject will bear, to
unmathematical readers —
r
Geometry his invention of the method of Fluxions rs invention of itthe first The general use of it. The use r
of the Universe –
The trifling uses Leibnitz made of it, his
mistakes in it – his inability to apply it to
the system of the heavens – His errors when
he attempted it – H
succinct account of rs Principia –
his Theory of the Moon & Comets & his account Tides –
The State of Opticks when r
appeared & the notions of Descartes & others
on that subject
An account of rs Theory of Light & Colours of of his invention of the reflecting Telescope, of a short account of the obstructions rs theory of
Light & colours met with at first
– A succinct account of his book of Opticks – to mank r
discoveries in Opticks & Mathematicks
are to mankind –
A comparison between rDescartes all the honour that is due to
An t
Kepler's discoueries & r
An t
have made of distinct parts of rs discoveries
Viz. Halley – Astronomy — Maclaurin Curves
Du Moivre Algebra & fluxions Mr Machin
upon the Moon.
A Short History of the method of
fluxions after the manner of Fonte
nelle's in his preface to his
Elemens –
The want of it before it was
discovered –
rs discovery of it.
The improvement of it since
The use r
applying it to the system of the
heavens –
The trifling use Leibnitz made of it
His inability to apply it to the
system of the heavens –
His errors when he attempted it.
r
An t
they are only the consequences of the
first & that r
Any thing else that you shall
think proper
The state of Philosophy
the State of Geometry when r
Newton first appeared –
A comparison between him & Des Cartes
giving Descartes all the honour that is
due to him —
His invention of the Method of fluxions
the first co
Royal Society — The general use of it
applying it to the system of the
heavens —
The trifling use Leibnitz made
of it — his mistakes in it —
His inability to apply it to the system
of the heavens — His errors when
he attempted it — A succinct t
of the channells by ch
co
The state of Opticks when r
Newton first appeared & particularly Des
on that subject —
An tr
Of his invention of the reflecting
Telescope – of the improvement
since —
Of the use of r
in Opticks & Mathematicks —
A Short tr
met with at first & of the
dispute between him & Linus
& Pardi ch