 | Charles Hutton - Logarithms - 1785 - 534 pages
...about the noble invention of logarithms lately discovered." And again, " Napier lord of Markinfton hath fet my head and hands at work with his new and...admirable logarithms ; I hope to fee him this fummer, if it pleafe God ; for I never faw a book which plealed me better, and made me more wonder." Thus we... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Logarithms - 1785 - 560 pages
...about the noble invention of logarithms lately difcovered." And again, " Napier lord of Markinfton hath fet my head and hands at work with his new and...admirable logarithms ; I hope to fee him this fummer, if it pleafe God ; for I never faw a book which pleaied me better, and made me more wonder." Thus we... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...Profeflor fet himfelf to apply the mies in his /mitaiio Nepeirea ; and in a letter to Archbifhop Uiher, in the year 1615, he writes thus, " Napier, Lord of...and " admirable Logarithms. I hope to " fee him this Summer, if it pleafe " God, for I never faw a book which " pleafed me better, and made me " more wonder."... | |
 | David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan, Walter Minto - Logarithms - 1787 - 164 pages
...rules in his Irnitatlo Nepeirea, which I have already mentioned, and in a letter to Archbifhop Ufher, in the year 1615, he writes thus, " Napier, Lord of...hath fet my head and hands at work with his new and " admireable Logarithms. I hope to fee him this fummer if it pleafe " God, for I never faw a book which... | |
 | 1802 - 442 pages
...himself to the study and improvement of them; his words being — "Napier, Lord Merchiston hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms. I hope to see him, next summer, if it please God ; for 1 never saw a book which pleased me better, and made me... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - Scotland - 1802 - 496 pages
...rather applied himfelf to the ftudy and improvement of them ; his words being, " Napier Lord Markinfton hath fet my head and " hands at work with his new and admirable logarythms. I " hope to fee him next fummer, if it pleafc God ; for I never *' faw a book which pleafed... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - Scotland - 1802 - 504 pages
...rather applied himfelf to the ftudy and improvement of them; his words being, " Napier Lord Markinfton hath fet my head and " hands at work with his new and admirable logarythms. I " hope to fee him next fummer, if it pleafe God ; for I never " faw a book which pleafed... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 584 pages
...letter to Archbishop Usher, in the year 1615, he writes thus : " Napier, Baron of Merchieston, hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms. I hope to see him this summer, if it please God, for I never saw a book which pleased me better and made me more... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...and in a letter to archbishop Usher in the year 1514, he says, " Napier lord of Markinston hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable • logarithms. I hope to see him this summer, if it please God ; for I never saw a book which • pleastkl me better, and inade... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 574 pages
...noble invention of logarithms, lately discovered." And again, " Napier lord of Markinston hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms : I hope to see him this summer, if it please God ; for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made me... | |
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Napier lord of Markinston, hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms. I hope to see him this summer, if it please God ; for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made me more wonder. 
