ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LYNCEAN
Probably via Latin, from Greek Lunkeios concerning Lunkeos, an Argonaut renowned for his sharpsightedness, from lunx lynx.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYNCEAN»
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Galileo in Rome: The Rise and Fall of a Troublesome Genius
THE NEW LYNCEAN Three days after the papal audience, Galileo was solemnly
received by Federico Cesi in his palace, which can be admired to this day in the
Via della Maschera d'Oro in the heart of Rome. The purpose of the visit was to ...
William R. Shea, Mariano Artigas,
2003
2
Life of Galileo. [Followed by] Life of Kepler
In the pious love of wisdom, and to the praise of the most good and most high
God, let the Lyn- ceans give their minds, first to observation and reflection, and
afterwards to writing and publishing. — It is not within the Lyncean plan to find
leisure ...
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune,
1829
3
Lives of Eminent Persons, Consisting of Galileo, Lord ...
A few extracts from the Regulations will serve to shew the spirit in which this
distinguished society was conceived :— “The Lyncean Society desires for its
academicians, philosophers eager for real knowledge, who will give themselves
to the ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (London).,
1833
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Lives of eminent persons
It is not within the Lyncean plan to find leisure for recitations and declamatory
assemblies ; the meetings will neither be frequent nor full, and chiefly for
transacting the necessary business of the society : but those who wish to enjoy
such ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain),
1833
5
Lives of eminent persons; consisting of Galileo, Kepler
In the pious love of wisdom, and to the praise of the most good and most high
God, let the Lyn- ceans give their minds, first to observation and reflection, and
afterwards to writing and publishing. — It is not within the Lyncean plan to find
leisure ...
6
Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Society. A popular biography
love ; and so let the Lynceans love each other as if united by the strictest ties, nor
suffer any interruption of this sincere bond of love and faith, emanating from the
source of virtue and philosophy. Let them add to their names the title of Lyncean,
...
7
The God of the Left Hemisphere: Blake, Bolte Taylor and the ...
Blake, Bolte Taylor and the Myth of Creation Roderick Tweedy. himself a member
of a secretive society called the Lyncean Academy, which saw in the sun, as did
the earlier Egyptians and Gnostics, an emblem of divine Light and Logos.
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The New Light of Europe: Giordano Bruno and the Modern Age
(CA 5-6) 199 The line, "Enciclopedici principij dell'Essente, Sussistente, &
Apparente," in fact, is an echo of the title of Capo III of the Nolan Lyncean's Delle
apparenze celesti: "Dell'apparente, del sussistente e dell'essente." These
Stigliolan ...
Geoffrey Neal Cassady McTighe,
2007
9
Philosophical Observations on the Analogy Between the ...
Bellonius favours Faber in the fame Opinion, for he had made many curious
Refearches before the Lyncean Academy was formed, among whom the Micro-
fcope appears to have been in great Perfection and in frequent Ufe. It is evident
then, ...
10
Language in global perspective: papers in honor of the 50th ...
SHARP EYES Fred W. Householder Indiana University The Oxford English
Dictionary entry for the word lyncean contains a peculiar feature, two etymologies
, or rather, I should say, two "literal" sources for the same figurative meaning. I
quote ...
Benjamin Franklin Elson, Summer Institute of Linguistics,
1986
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYNCEAN»
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China LNG shares dive after research report says stock 'wildly …
Francis Lun Sheung-nim, the managing director of Lyncean Securities, agreed with the negative assessment. "They have no business," Lun ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
PRESS DIGEST - Hong Kong - May 6
The Securities and Futures Commission has banned Andrew Wong Wai-hong, former chairman of Lyncean Securities, from re-entering the ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Novel X-ray technology improves contrast in soft tissue
While these experiments were performed using an initial prototype setup of Lyncean Technologies Inc. in California, a significantly improved ... «HealthCanal.com, May 15»
Lyncean announces commercial operation of world's first miniature …
Lyncean Technologies, Inc. today announced the commercial operation of a Compact Light Source (CLS), the world's first miniature ... «News-Medical.net, Apr 15»
Compact synchrotron makes tumors visible
While these experiments were performed using an initial prototype setup of Lyncean Technologies Inc. in California, a significantly improved ... «Science News, Apr 15»
Public Release: 29-Apr-2015 First miniature synchrotron now in …
The Lyncean CLS was purchased in December 2012 by researchers from the newly formed Center for Advanced Laser Applications in ... «EurekAlert, Apr 15»
Love a bridge between the living and dead
It was a thing of honour for Galileo, even a matter of pride, when he was invited to be a member of the Lyncean Academy of the time, ... «Independent Online, Dec 14»
Markets Live: ASX defies odds
... for a while and the market may be hurt by a possible delay,'' said Francis Lun, Hong-Kong based managing director at Lyncean Securities. «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
Esprit reverses huge loss with HK$210m net profit on cost cuts
However, Esprit's future is still full of challenges, according to Lyncean Securities managing director Francis Lun Sheung-nim. "After jumping 9 ... «South China Morning Post, Sep 14»
Shares of China's SMI Culture Plunge After Acquisition News
One prominent stock broker Francis Lun, CEO of Lyncean Securities, criticized the deal-making. “The main issue is to dilute the minority ... «Variety, Aug 14»