| Thomas Taylor - Philosophy, Ancient - 1812 - 628 pages
...cycles and chrystal orbs of Ptolemy, and dashed them to pieces. And that with the same noble phrenzy, he took the unwieldly earth, and sent her far from the centre of the system, to move round the sun wiih the rest of the planets." Would any one suppose after all this, that neither Eudoxus, Calippus,... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Astronomy - 1816 - 490 pages
...demonstrative arguments in its favour. (PI. i.) Seized with a daring enthusiasm, he laid his hands on the cycles and crystal orbs of Ptolemy, and dashed them to pieces. And, with the same noble phrensy, he took the unwieldy earth, and sent her far from the centre of the system, to move round... | |
| Classical philology - 1819 - 406 pages
...unhappy labors." He adds, " that Copernicus, seized with a daring enthusiasm, laid his hands on the cycles and crystal orbs of Ptolemy, and dashed them to pieces. And that with the same noble phrenzy, he took the unwieldy earth, and sent her far from" the centre of... | |
| Classical philology - 1819 - 404 pages
...unhappy labors." He adds, "that Copernicus, seized with a daring enthusiasm, laid his hands on the cycles and crystal orbs of Ptolemy, and dashed them to pieces. And that with the same noble phrenzy, he took the unwieldy earth, and sent her far from the centre of the... | |
| 1837 - 860 pages
...the planetary motions — " Seized with a daring enthusiasm, he (Copernicus) laid his hands on the cycles and crystal orbs of Ptolemy, and dashed them to pieces. And with the same noble frenzy, took the unwieldy earth and sent her far from the centre of the system, to move round the sun with... | |
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