That properly is quantity which is measured by its own kind ; or which of its own nature is capable of being doubled or tripled, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Improper quantity is that which cannot be... Philosophical and Literary Essays - Page 99by James Gregory - 1792 - 704 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Adams - 1794 - 606 pages
...be called pro* fer, the other improper. Proper quantity is that which is meafured by it's own kind, without taking in any quantity of a different kind...of it; thus a line is meafured by known lines, as a foot, inches, &c. Improper quantity is that which cannot be meafured by it's own kind, but to which... | |
| George Adams - 1794 - 540 pages
...be called prv per, the other improper. Prefer quantity is that which is meafurcd by it's own kind, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a meafure of it ; thus a line is rneafured by known lines, as a foot, inchesj See. Improper quantity is that which cannot be meafured... | |
| Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809 - 738 pages
...notice <of by Aristotle ; but it deserves some explanation. That properly is quantity which is measured by its own kind; or which of its own nature is capable...without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Improper quantity is that which cannot be measured by its own kind ; but to which we... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 582 pages
...of quantity into proper and improper. " I call that (says he) proper quantity, which is measured '.* by its own kind ; or which, of its own nature, is capable of being " doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of a different " kind as a measure of it. Thus a line is measured... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 348 pages
...of quantity into p/oper and impioper. " I call that (says " he) proper quantity, which is measured by its own kind ; or which, of its own " nature, is capable of being doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of " a different kind as a measure of it. Thus a line is measured... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1827 - 706 pages
...notice of by Aristotle ; but it deserves some explanation. That properly is quantity which is measured by its own kind ; or which of its own nature is capable...without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Improper quantity is that which cannot be measured by its own kind ; but to which we... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 442 pages
...of quantity into proper and improper. " I call that," Nays he, " proper quantity, which is measured by its own kind ; or which, of its own nature is capable of being doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Thus a line is measured... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 418 pages
...of quantity into proper and improper. " I call that," says he, " proper quantity, which is measured by its own kind ; or which, of its own nature is capable of being doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Thus a line is measured... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 452 pages
...of quantity into proper and improper. " I call that," says he, " proper quantity, which is measured by its own kind ; or which, of its own nature, is capable of being doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Thus a line is measured... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 514 pages
...quantity into proper and improper. "I call that," says he, "proper quantity, which is measured Ity its own kind ; or which, of its own nature, is capable of being doubled or trebled, without taking in any quantity of a different kind as a measure of it. Tims a line is measured... | |
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