INDEX.
394
Cardan, solution of cubic equa- 1tions, 122.
Cavalieri, indivisibles, 219.
Chaldeans, their astronomy, 10.
Chinese , scientific pretensions of,
11 .
Copernicus, sketch of his life, 132.His system, 133. Disciples, 137.
Cotes, Roger, mathematical in-vestigations, 365.
Ctesibius , mechanical powers; hy-drostatics ; forcing pump, 60.
D.
Democritus, idea of gravity; milkyway, 21. Atoms, 21.
Des Cartes , algebraic geometry,212. Philosophy, 225. Systemof the world, 227. Its popularity,828. Optics, 230.
Diodes, cissoid, 78.
Dynamics and hydrostatics, ana.lytical: progress of, on the Con-tinent, 3/0.
R
Earth, figure and magnitude of jEratosthenes , 53. Snell, Nor-wood, Kernel, Picard, 269.
Egyptians, their early science, 15.
Empedocles , 21. Optical specula-tions, 27.
Epicurus , atoms; heat and light;magnetism, 25. Optics, 27.
Equations, theory of: Pelitarius;Bombelli , 123. Vieta, 124. Gi-rard, 125. Harriot, 126.
Eratosthenes , magnitude of earth,53. Solstices, 54.
Euclid , elements of geometry; cor-ruption of text; restrictions, 34-.character of contents, 35. Ele-mentary methods, 36. Exhaus-tions ; limit, 39.
F.
Flamstead, catalogue of stars, 271.
Fluxional calculus, progress inEngland, 362.
Foscarinussupports the Copernicansystem and reconciles theologicalobjections, 171. 182
Fracastor , resolution of motion,129.
Frauenhofer, J., lines in spectrum,385.
Frederic IL patronises science, 115.
Galileo, his early progress , 158.Opposition to the Aristotelianphilosophy, 159. Treatiseon me-chanics, 160. Falling bodies andprojectiles, 161. Invention of thetelescope, 163. Astronomicaldiscoveries, 166. Confirmationof the Copernican system, 1G9.Hydrostatics, 170. Progress ofthe new opinions, 171. Galileo summoned before the inqui-sition; dialogues on the system,172. Second summons before theinquisition, and abjuration, 176.Dialogues on motion, 178. Hiscelebrity; death, 180. Influenceof his writings, 181. Remarkson the reception of his doctrinesby the church, 182.
General physics, 18. 23. 25. 62 64.80. 127. 254. 387.
Geometry in successive ages, 13,15.17. 28. 30. 34. 37,39,40. 47. 51.75. 78. 95. 105.119. 153. 194. 212219. 293. 362
Geometry of the ancients, 31.Want of connection betweenthese and the physical sciences;contrast in the vagueness of theone, and precision of the other,32.
Gerbert introduces decimal arith-metic, 104.
Gilbert, magnetism, 128. Electri-city, 129.
Gravitation, approaches to thetheory of; Bouillaud, Borelli,Hooke, Wallis, and Wren, 264.Discovery of, by Newton, 321.
Greeks, early, science of, 18. 23.28.
Gregory, James, reflecting teles-cope, 247.
Guido, Ubaldi, oblique forces, 130.
H.
Halley, observations on stars;transits of Mercury and Venus ,271. Theory of the moon, 273.
Halley’s comet; measures of arc ofmeridian; transit of Venus, 380.
Heat , discoveries relating to, 388.
Hebrews not cultivators of science,17.
Hero; hydrostatic machines; air-pump; theory of suction, 61.