Selections from the Scientific Correspondence of Cadwallader Colden with Gronovius, Linnaeus, Collinson, and Other NaturalistsB.L. Hamlen, 1843 - 51 halaman |
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Halaman 20 - An Explication of the First Causes of Action in Matter, and, of the Cause of Gravitation, printed by James Parker at New York, in 1745; the first London edition of the same, reprinted for J.
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Halaman 23 - ... Sett up, but the Mayor tells me he does not much fear M™ Clinton desire her Compliments as does Harry & Lucy please to make mine being very Sincerely Sir Your faithful friend & Servant G CLINTON The inclosed Catherwood took up amongst ye letters. From Peter Kalm Dear Sir. I have here the honour to send to you the letters of Mr Linnaeus, which he did leave to me the last year, when I went from Sweden, it is about three weeks since I first came to this country. When I first was going from my...
Halaman 15 - Linneus, by preserving your health while it keeps you warm at you studies It is the Invention of Mr Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia the Printer of it, a very Ingenious man.
Halaman 30 - ... that will be most proper to go on that work & I shall endeavour to comply with the time. I intend to be at New York some tune next month as soon as the season of the year will permit. From Peter Collinson. LONDON March 7 1741/2. DrFr...
Halaman 37 - Mr Burnet was remov'd from the GoV & settled them in the Country where I now live as being less expensive. I have been enabled to live above want to keep free of Debt so as never to suffer a labouring man to go from my house without his wages & I hope to be able to put my children in a way to provide for themselves by their own Industry which often proves more advantageous to them than leaving such Estates as that they can hope to live without thought or care. My eldest son has for some years kept...
Halaman 21 - I thought that botany is an amusement which may be made agreeable to the ladies, who are often at a loss to fill up their time. Their natural curiosity, and the pleasure they take in the beauty and variety of dress, seems to fit them for it.
Halaman 20 - The Principles of Action in Matter, the Gravitation of Bodies and the Motion of the Planets explained from those Principles. By Cadwattader Colden, Esquire. London. Printed for Dodsley. 1751.
Halaman 36 - I look upon it as one of the happy incidents in my life that I have had the good fortune to fall into a correspondence with you because I take you to be one much of my own taste such I have often wished for to communicat some thoughts in natural philosphy which have remaind many years with me undigested for we scarcely have a man in this country that takes any pleasure in such kind of Speculations. Your communicating to me your private manner of life is the strongest instance of your friendship &...
Halaman 40 - I had the pleasure of seeing Mr Bartram at my house this summer. It is really surprising what knowledge that man has attain'd meerely by the force of Industry & his own Genius He has a lively fancy & a surprising Memory & indefatigable Disposition. I warn'd him with some concern against his exposing himself so much to the inclemencies of our Climate as he does & tho...