Plus Ultra: Or, the Progress and Advancement of Knowledge since the Days of Aristotle (1668)

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Introduction v
• Notes xii
• Index to Modern Scientists xiv
• Title Page 1
• Imprimatur, 2
• To the Right Reverend Father in God, William Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells. 3
• The Preface to the Reverend Clergy of the Diocess of 'B. and W. - Fathers and Brethren 11
• Chap. I. the Introduction 1
• Chap. Ii. the Ways of Improving Useful Knowledge Proposed. the Advantages This Age Hath from the Great Advancements of Chymistry and Anatomy, 9
• Chap. Iii. Another Great Advantage of Late Times, from the Improvements of Mathematicks ; Particularly of Arithmetick, Algebra, and Geometry, Discourst by Instances. 19
• Chap. Iv. Improvements in Geometry by Des Carts, Vieta, and Dr. Wallis. 31
• Chap. V. the Late Improvements of Astronomy. 38
• Chap. Vi. Improvement of Opticks and Geography. 46
• Chap. Vii. That Useful Knowledge is to Be Aided by Instruments. Modern Instances of Such. of the Telescope, Microscope, and Thermometer. 51
• Chap. VIII of the Barometer and Air-Pump, and What Advantages We Have and May Further Expect from There Instruments. 59
• Chap. Ix. the Credit of Optick-Glasses Vindicated, Against a Disputing Man, Who is Afraid to Believe His Eyes Against Aristotle. 65
• Chap. X. Our Advantages for Knowledge, from Modern Improvements of Natural History. 71
• Chap. Xi. the Advantages of Late Ages for Spreading and Communicating Knowledge. Three Great Inftances of It, in Printing, the Compass, and the Royal Society. 75
• Chap. Xii. of the Royal Society. the Reasons of the Inftitution, and Theirr Designs. an Answer to the Queftion, What Have They Done? 83
• Chap. Xiii. an Account of What Hath Been Done by the Illustrious Mr. Boyle for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge. 92
• Chap. Xiv. a Further Account of What That Gentleman of Honour Hath by Him, Not Yet Publish'D, for the Advantage and Improvement of Real Knowledge. the Reasons We Have to Hope Great Things from the Royal Society. 102
• Chap. Xv. the Absurdity of Making Comparison Between the Advantages Aristotle Had for Knowledge, and Those of Later Ages. 110
• Chap. Xvi. the Reasons of Some Mens Superstious Adherence to the Notional Way; and of the Disputer That Gave Occasion to This Discourse. 115
• Chap. Xvii. of the Peripatetick Philosophy, and Aristotle, as He Concerns the Universities. 122
• Chap. Xviii. - Some Things Else Debated by the Author with the Disputer, About the Pro­ Phets and the Scriptures. the Ima­ Gination Was Ordinarily the Imme­ Diate Subject of Prophetick In­ Flux. 128
• The Conclusion. Containing Observations About the Centure of Atheism, Applied to Philosophical Men; and the Authors Apology to the Royal Society, and Other Generous Philosophers. 137
• The Contents. *