...disposed to conceal a discovery, rather than risk a controversy. ' Philo' sophy,' he wrote to Halley ,f ' is such an impertinently litigious 'lady, that a man...good be engaged in lawsuits as have 'to do with her.' Thus the turmoil raised by Hooke on the appearance of the first part of the ' Principia ' inspired...

...judicious and impartial an assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Principia I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently...be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her." — His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that resolution....

...and impartial an assembly." In a letter to Dr. Halley, he says, " The third book of the Princijria I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently...as good be engaged in law-suits, as have to do with her."—His friends, however, of the Royal Society, most fortunately prevailed upon him to alter that...

...applied to him to allow them to print it; " Philosophy," he says, writing on the subject to H alley, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...good be engaged in law-suits as have to do with her." He was, however, eventually prevailed upon to yield; and the work appeared in May 1687. His Optics...

...consist of three books ; the second was finished last summer, being short, and only wants transcribing, and drawing the cuts fairly. Some new propositions...litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged m lawsuits as have to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I can no sooner come near her again...

...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,...

...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,...

...want of a good method, which made me afterwards" return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,...

...extremely anxious to suppress. " Philosophy," he writes in a letter to Halley, intimating this wish, " is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man...good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her." His objections, however, were at last overcome by the representations of his friends — and the work...

...want of a good method, which made me afterwards return to the first book, and enlarge it with divers propositions, some relating to comets, others to other...to do with her. I found it so formerly, and now I am no sooner come near her again, but she gives me warning. The two first books, without the third,...