Plus ultra, or, The progress and advancement of knowledge since the days of Aristotle in an account of some of the most remarkable late improvements of practical, useful learning, to encourage philosophical endeavours : occasioned by a conference with one of the notional way / by Jos. Glanvill.
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- Plus ultra, or, The progress and advancement of knowledge since the days of Aristotle in an account of some of the most remarkable late improvements of practical, useful learning, to encourage philosophical endeavours : occasioned by a conference with one of the notional way / by Jos. Glanvill.
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- Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.
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- London :: Printed for James Collins ...,
- 1668.
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Contents
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- title page
- TO THE Right Reverned Father in GOD, WILLIAM Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells.
- THE PREFACE TO THE REVEREND CLERGY OF THE Diocess of B. and W.
- Modern Improvements OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
- CHAP. II. The Ways of improving Useful Know∣ledge proposed. The Advantages this Age hath from the great ad∣vancements of Chymistry and Ana∣tomy,
- CHAP. III. Another great Advantage of late Times, from the Improvements of Mathe∣maticks; particularly of Arith∣metick, Algebra, and Geometry, discourst by Instances.
- CHAP. IV. Improvements in Geometry by Des Cartes, Vieta, and Dr. Wallis.
- CHAP. V. The late Improvements of Astro∣nomy.
- CHAP. VI. Improvements of Opticks and Geography.
- CHAP. VII. That Useful Knowledge is to be aided by Instruments. Modern Instances of such. Of the Telescope, Mi∣croscope, and Thermometer.
- CHAP. VIII. Of the Barometer and Air-Pump, and what Advantages we have and may further expect from these In∣struments.
- CHAP. IX. The Credit of Optick-Glasses vindi∣cated, against a Disputing Man, who is afraid to believe his Eyes against Aristotle.
- CHAP. X. Our Advantages for Knowledge; from Modern Improvements of Na∣tural History.
- CHAP. XI. The Advantages of late Ages for spreading and communicating Knowledge. Three great Instances of it, in Printing, the Compass, and the Royal Society.
- CHAP. XII. Of the ROYAL SOCIETY. The Reasons of the Institution, and their Designs. An Answer to the Question, What have they done?
- CHAP. XIII. An Account of what hath been done by the Illustrious Mr. Boyle for the promotion of Useful Knowledge.
- CHAP. XIV. A further Account of what that Gen∣tleman of Honour hath by him, not yet publish'd, for the Advan∣tage and Improvement of Real Knowledge. The Reasons we have to hope great Things from the Roy∣al Society.
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CHAP. XV. The Absurdity of making Comparis
between the Advantages Aristot had for Knowledge, and those later Ages. - CHAP. XVI. The Reasons of some Mens Supersti∣ous Adherence to the Notional way; and of the Disputer that gave occasion to this Discourse
- CHAP. XVII. Of the Peripatetick Philosophy, and Aristotle, as he concerns the Uni∣versites.
- CHAP. XVIII. Some things else debated by the Author with the Disputer, about the Pro∣phets and the Scriptures. The Ima∣gination was ordinarily the imme∣diate Subject of Prophetick In∣flux.
- The CONCLUSION. Containing Observations about the Cen∣sure of Atheism, applied to Philo∣sophical Men; and the Authors Apology to the ROYAL SO∣CIETY, and other generous Philosophers.
- ERRATA.
- THE CONTENTS.
- Books newly Printed for James Col∣lins at the Kings-Head in West∣minster Hall.