1090 ~—- Retrofpeé? of German Literature... Natural Philifephy. 
duétion to the knowledge of Mathemati- 
cal Books. This hiftory of aftronomical 
literature, which comes up to the year 
1650, and is to be continued, cannot but 
be highly acceptable to the lovers of Aftro- 
nomy, as it is conducted with great dili- 
gence, and gives'a faithful account of every 
valuable book treating on that {cience, as 
well of ancient as of modern times. 
‘sBeERNARD’S von FONTENELLE Dia- 
Jogen iiber die Mehrheit der Welten, Mit 
Anmerkungen, von G. E. Bode, 1798, 
pp. 364, 8vo.”” Mr. de Fontenelle’s Dia- 
Jogues on the Plurality of Worlds, with 
Annotations and eleven Plates, by Bode. 
A work which is fufficiently known jn 
every country, and by the additions and 
annotations «f the celebrated Prvffian 
Aftronomer, who has added the lateft dif- 
coveries, has been rendered highly ufeful 
to the lovers of aftronomy. 
«© Aftronemifches Jahrbuch fur das 
Jahr, 1801. von J. E. BODE, 1798.” 
Aftronomical Annals for the Year i807. 
This colleétion contains thirty {mall traits, 
contributed chiefly by Germans, whofe 
names are fufficientt to raile the higheft 
expectation of the importance of their 
contents. We need but to mention the 
names of Her/chel, Bede, Schroter, Dr. 
Olbers, Dr. Triefnecker, Rev. Mr. Wurm, 
Profeffor Kligel, &c. to render our aftro- 
nomical readers defirous of perufing this 
-colle&tion of obfervations, which every 
year obtains a ftrenger claim to the pa- 
tronace of the lovers of {ctence. 
*¢ Demontftratio Theorematis Parallel- 
arum, 1799) pp. 303 8vo.”. This little 
Treatife appears to us to be one of the 
happieft attempts at removing the diff- - 
eulties which occur in 
parallels. 
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 
¢¢ Beweis vorn Dafeyn Gottes. aws 
Gruenden der theoretifchen Vernunf von 
-G. MAgEZEH, 1799, pp. 3733 8ve.” 
‘The Exiftence of God proved by Argu- 
‘ments of Theoretical Reafon. ‘The pre- 
face creates a favourable prejudice for the 
author, who appears to be animated with 
a pure love of truth, with profound regard 
for the dignity of man, and with an ar- 
dent defire of refcumg the honour of rea- 
fon from the calumnies of h-r adverfaries. 
He alfo proves that he pofiefics a philofo- 
phic fpirit, and is intimatcly acquainted 
with the lateft events which occurred in 
the department of philofophy, and {peaks 
with dignity of Spivoza, Leibnitz, and 
Kant, altheugh he differs from them in 
opinion. We muft, however obferve, 
that he neither has lighted upon a new 
the doétrine of 
way to demonftraie the exiftence of God 
@ priori, nor been more fuccefsful than his 
predeceffors, _ 
‘¢ Beytrage zur Gefchichte cer Philo- 
fophie, herausgegeben. von G. S$. Fub- 
LEBORN. Nr. X. 17y9. pp. 2823 8vo.”” 
Contributions towards a Hiflory of Phi- 
lofophy. In our lat retrofpeét we gave a 
very favourable account of the ninth num- 
ber of thefe periodical contributions, and 
are happy to be able to inform our readers 
that the prefent number furnifhes as valu- 
able matters as any of the preceding ones. 
Want of room permits us to give only the 
heads of the eight contributions which 
this number contains. 1. Ocellus of Lu- 
cania, on the origin of the world, tranf- 
lated and elucidated by Bardilz. 2. Ocel- 
lus on the laws, a fragment, tranflated 
from the Greek of Stobaews; by the 
fame. 3. The Spirit of Ocel/us; by the 
fame. 4. Fragments of a hiftorical pre- 
paration for a Hiftory of Polities. 5. 
Further additions to the Hiftory of Phyfi- 
ognomy; by the Editor. 6. Several 
ideas relative to Ethics, colleéted from 
modern writers; by the fame. 7. Cata- 
logue of fome philofophical fafhionable 
‘Themes, of aneient and modern times ; 
by the fame. 8. Anaxagoras and the 
Spirit of his Times, a Hiftorical Parallel ; 
by Profeflor Carus. tor vee 
‘* Uber den Uriprung der meufchlichen 
Erkenntniffe, von S. B. SCHREINER, ~ 
1799, pp. 63; 8vo."” On the Origin of 
Human Knowledge. This little treatife 
obtained the prize offered by the Ata- 
demy of Sciences, at Berlin. The pro- 
blem : «whether there are pure objedive 
notions, or wwhether all nations are not of 
an empirical origin? has been expounded 
by Mr. Schreiner in the following man- 
ner; the Academy defires to have a fo- 
lution of the queftion: whether human 
knowledge is to be deduced trom reafon, 
or from divine revelation, and requetts, 
that the arguments for thefe two different 
Opinions be impartially valued.” ‘The 
author decides, that divine revelaticn and 
reafon are fubordinate caufes of our whole — 
knowledge. 
*© Gefchichteder Philofophie, von Dr. 
W.G. TENNEMANN. Band I. 1793, 
pp. 428. Band ITI. 1799, pp. 550» 
crown 8yo.”’  Hiflory of Philcfophy. 
A hiftoriographer of philofophy has te 
firuggle with pecuhar difficulties in our 
times, notwithitanding the great variety 
of advantages which offer themfelves to 
him. For although he mects with a great 
many valuable reiources in an abundant 
ftuere of materials, in numerous Icarned 
jnquirles 
