Summary
This work, "On the Fire-Engines (manuscript notes)," by James Watt, is part of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. It is in the public domain in the United States due to its publication date. The provided passages do not contain information about James Watt's "fire-engines" or his specific inventions. Instead, they consist of navigational entries and references related to various historical figures and concepts found within the broader encyclopedic work.
The passages offer glimpses into unrelated biographical and topical entries from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, including discussions on figures known for theological and philosophical writings, legal definitions, and scholarly works on logic and scholastic philosophy. Readers will encounter references to distinct intellectual traditions and historical contexts, such as the Scottish philosophy of common sense and the influence of Aristotle in the Middle Ages, rather than any direct content from James Watt's notes on fire-engines.
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- Scottish philosophy of common sense — A metaphysical viewpoint characterized by specific opinions articulated in A Discourse of Wit.
- Scholastic manner of philosophizing — A method of philosophical inquiry focused on giving formally rational expression to received doctrine, notably fixed by Abelard.
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- Glossulae super Porphyrium — A manuscript work attributed to Abelard's school, containing extracts from Charles de Rémusat's monograph.
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For other versions of this work, see Encyclopædia Britannica . ← 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1911 ) Title page → related portals : Reference Works Shortcut : EB11 or EB1911 Notes on reading the Wikisource edition . A special disclaimer for this project . Collaboration page for contributors . 12543 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 Table of contents This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works . Public domain Public domain false false← Alabama 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 "Alabama" Arbitration by Montague Hughes Crackanthorpe Alabama River → See also Alabama Claims on…
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He was author of Quaestiones ( Sheiltoth ), a collection of homilies (at once learned and popular) on Jewish law and ethics. This is recorded to have been the first work written by a Jewish scholar after the completion of the Talmud.← Alphabet 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 'Al-phasi, Isaac Alphege, Saint → See also Isaac Alfasi on Wikipedia ; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . 1202415 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 — 'Al-phasi, Isaac ’AL-PHASI, ISAAC (1013–1103), Jewish rabbi and codifier, known as Riph , was born near Fez in 1013 and died at Lucena in 1103. ’Al-Phasi means the “man of Fez” (medieval Jews were often named after their birthplaces). He was forced to leave Fez when an old man of 75, being accused on some unknown political charge. He then…
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