David Abercromby, Academia Scientarium or the Academy of Sciences (1687)
Date
1687
Author
David
Abercromby
Note: 22/09/2005
Book title
Academia Scientiarum: Or The Academy of Sciences. Being a Short and Easie Introduction To The Knowledge Of the Liberal Arts And Sciences. With The Names of those Famous Authors that have written on every particular Science. In English and Latine
Publication place
London
Printer
H. C.
Publisher
J. Taylor, L. Meredith, T. Bennet, and R. Wilde
Text type
printed book
Genre
Encyclopedia
Subject area
hard words
Summary
Conceptual dictionary from "Algebra" to "Rectiline trigonometry"
Language
headwords: English
explanations: Latin
explanations: Latin
The entire text appears in each language separately
explanations: Latin
explanations: Latin
The entire text appears in each language separately
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: CAtoptrick is derived from Κάτοπτρον, a Looking-glass, because it treats of the Rays, as being reflected by polish'd Bodies. This Science demonstrates these following Propositions.
1. If a Ray falling upon a glass, make equal angles, 'tis reflected into itself.
2. Rays reflected from plain and convex glasses, do neither come together, nor are equi-distant.
3. Heights and Depths seem to be overturned in Convex glasses.
4. In Convex glasses, what is on the left hand, appears to be on the right; and what is on the right hand, appears to be on the left.
5. If the eye were in the centre of a Concave-glass, it would see nothing but itself. (p. 52)
sample: CAtoptrick is derived from Κάτοπτρον, a Looking-glass, because it treats of the Rays, as being reflected by polish'd Bodies. This Science demonstrates these following Propositions.
1. If a Ray falling upon a glass, make equal angles, 'tis reflected into itself.
2. Rays reflected from plain and convex glasses, do neither come together, nor are equi-distant.
3. Heights and Depths seem to be overturned in Convex glasses.
4. In Convex glasses, what is on the left hand, appears to be on the right; and what is on the right hand, appears to be on the left.
5. If the eye were in the centre of a Concave-glass, it would see nothing but itself. (p. 52)
Alston
III (Supp.).202a
Wing
A77
