The great and new art of weighing vanity, or, A discovery of the ignorance and arrogance of the great and new artist, in his pseudo-philosophical writings by M. Patrick Mathers, Arch-Bedal to the University of S. Andrews ; to which are annexed some Tentamina de motu penduli & projectorum.

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The great and new art of weighing vanity, or, A discovery of the ignorance and arrogance of the great and new artist, in his pseudo-philosophical writings by M. Patrick Mathers, Arch-Bedal to the University of S. Andrews ; to which are annexed some Tentamina de motu penduli & projectorum.

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Gregory, James, 1638-1675.

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Glasgow [Scotland] :: By Robert Sanders ...,

1672.

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Sinclair, George, d. 1696. -- Hydrostaticks.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• THE GREAT AND NEW ART OF WEIGHING VANITY.
• AN EXAMINA∣TION OF M. SINCLAR'S Hydrostaticks.
  • §. 1. The Theorems reviewed, whereof a great part are proven false, others ridiculous, and the rest not new.
  • §. II. The Authors last Theorem, for its good ser∣vice, examined by it self.
  • §. III. The Authors great skil in Dioptricks, examined.
  • §. IV. Our Authors new Diving Ark, put to tryal.
  • §. V. The honourable M. Boyl vindicated from our Authors ignorant censure, in his Exper. 17.
• EXAMEN ARTIS NOVAE ET MAGNAE GEORGII SINCLARI.
  • CAP. I. Tres primi Libri Dialogorum Philosophi∣corum, & duo de Instrumentis Hy∣dragogicis examinantur.
    • §. I. Hic rejicitur Authoris Theorema primum.
    • §. II. Theorema praedictum fundamentale de sluidorum gravitate Insensibili evertitur.
    • §. III. Causa erroris in praecedenti Theoremate ab Authore commissi detegitur.
    • §. IV. Septem absurda praeter supra refutatos errores in praedictis Dialogorum Philosophico∣rum libris, notantur.
  • CAP. II. Reliqui Dialogorum Philosophicorum li∣bri leviter perstringuntur.
  • CAP. III. Probatur universa Authoris doctrina de Pendulo esse falsa.
    • §. I. Praecognita ad propositiones de pendulo, examini subjiciuntur.
    • §. II. Propositio prima de Pendulo ostenditur ridicula esse, vel falsa.
    • §. III. Propositio secunda de Pendulo rejicitur.
    • §. IV. Rejicitur reliqua authoris doctrina Dialogo 5. tradita, de hactenus dictis, & caeteris penduli Phaenomenis.
• TYROCINIO∣RUM MATHEMATI∣CORUM EXAMEN.
• TENTAMINA QUAEDAM GEOMETRICA DE Motu Penduli & Projectorum.
• Errata.
• illustration