Petavius
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When it was put forward, in guarded, dubious, and evasive terms, by Petavius, the indignation in England was as great as in 1846.
From The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
Petavius, shows that spiritual jurisdiction springs from the direct gift of Christ, 107.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Thomas W. Allies
About a hundred and forty miles south of Petavius is the fourth great mountain ring lying on the same meridian.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Garrett Putman Serviss
It seems difficult to conceive how a blowing cone at the centre could convey the materials to such a distance as the thirty-nine miles between the centre of Petavius and the rampart.
From The Story of the Heavens by Sir Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
Petau tells us that he wrote verses to solace the evils of old age— —— Petavius æger Cantabat veteris quærens solatia morbi.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
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