Author: Roger Bacon
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-03-18
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780364868089
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Part Of The Opus Tertium Of Roger Bacon: Including a Fragment Now Printed For The First Time My attention was drawn to this ms., which I had failed to note in my List of Roger Bacon's Works, by Dr. M. R. James, and I desire to thank the College authorities (and especially Mr. Hardy, the Acting Librarian, and Mr. Chitty, the Bursar) for allowing me free access to the ms. And for sending it to the British Museum for my use. 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.
Author: Roger 1214?-1294 Bacon
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019702680
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a collection of writings by the English philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger Bacon. It includes a fragment of his Opus Tertium, which had never been published before. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most important figures in Western philosophy and science, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science and philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Roger Bacon
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781022608184
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Roger Bacon's 'Opus Tertium' was a seminal text in the development of modern science. In this edition, Andrew Little includes a fragment of the text that has never before been printed, shedding new light on this important figure from the 13th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Roger Bacon
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781230429854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... as affirmatum is required. 10 These words are underlined in W. n Cf. Topica, i. 12, 2. 12P. et ita. 1 P. XVIIII: om. librnm. Vf. om. titles throughout. 3 P. hujus. DE Decem Necessariis Que Ad Visum Requiruntur. Cap. 1. DEINDE in 4, 5 a et 6 distinctione, procedo ad ulteriora istius3 scientie, et primo declaro que exiguntur ad visum. Nam sunt novem;4 quoniam species rei vise est primum, de qua dictum est in prioribus. 2m est lux, sine qua nichil videri potest; et causas hujus signo veras, reprobando& falsas. 3m est distantia. Nam sensibile positum super sensum non sensitur6; cujus causam assigno; et quot miliaria potest a remotis videri,7 et in plana terra, et in altiore monte. 4m est oppositio recta visibilis respectu visus, quando fit visus sine reflexione,8 sed tamen audimus et olfacimus undique; et hoc est mirabile et ignotum. 5m est quod quantitas rei vidende exigitur debita; sed quantum possit ad plus videri ab oculo, estimant perspectivi quod 4te g celi, et hoc si oculus esset in centro terre. Et hic faciunt perspectivi maximam vim, et curiosissimam movent10 dubitationem, et errant multum, sicut probo per rationes et experientiam. Nam non potest videri 4 tota ab oculo, ec in centro, ec alibi, sed fere 4to; et hoc est propter dispositionem oculi, sicut declaro. 4 P. decern. 5 P. reprobo. P. videtur. 7 P. W. videre. 8 P. add. etfractione. 9 P. quartam. I0 W. om. movent. 6m quod ad visum exigitur specialiter est ut visibile, quod per se et de se natum est facere speciem suam in visum, quod vocamus communiter objectum visus et visibile, sit minus rarum medio videndi, quod est aer, et ideo minus rarum igne et orbibus celestibus, qui sunt medium in visu; sed non oportet esse minus rarum aqua;...