A Dictionary Of Mechanical Science Arts Manufactures And Miscellaneous Knowledge Comprising The Pure Sciences Of Mathematics Geometry Arithmetic Algebra C The Mixed Sciences Of Mechanics Hydrostatics Pneumatics Optics And Astronomy Experimental Philosophy By Alexander Jamieson PDF Download

Excerpt from A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Knowledge: Comprising the Pure Sciences of Mathematics, Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra, &C.; the Mixed Sciences of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Optics, and Astronomy But there arose, through the ignorance and fears of mankind, a priesthood that inculcated the adora tion of numberless divinities, and, proscribing the range of observation, broke in pieces the implements with which experiment had been exploring the secrets of nature. Hence the wise men of antiquity concealed their notions of science under the veil of allegory. This was the natural result of knowledge passing from the lips of unshackled genius to those of a gloomy priesthood, who employed it merely as an engine of power, and thus consigned the discoveries of happier times to the silence of despotism, and the cheerless tomb of superstition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.