Excerpt from The Magazine of Popular Science, and Journal of the Useful Arts, 1836, Vol. 1 In some subjects, it is true (especially those which from their nature hardly admit of much diversity of representation), such as Astronomy, Mechanics, &c., the authority of great names has maintained its ascen dency; but in others, the case is very difi'erent. If we take only as an example the single science of Goclog, it is perfectly surprising what a mass of almost incredible absurdity and is swallowed by a large portion of the public, while the sober researches of really scientific are disregarded, or condemned as visionary and even dangerous. 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.