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Dr. R. Grey's Memoria Technica, or Method of Artificial Memory, Applied to and Exemplified in Chronology, History, Geography, Astronomy: Also, Jewish, ... Are Subjoined, Lowe's Mnemonics Delineated, i
Excerpt from Dr. R. Grey's Memoria Technica, or Method of Artificial Memory, Applied to and Exemplified in Chronology, History, Geography, Also, Jewish, Grecian, and Roman Coins, Weights, Measures, &C., To Which Are Subjoined, Lowe's Mnemonics Delineated, in Various Branches of Literature and Science
Of this nature is the following method; the design of which is, not to make the memory better, but things more easy to be remembered so' that by the help of it, an ordinary, or even a weak memory, shall be~able to retain what the strongest and most extraordinary memory could not retain without it.' For, as he, Who first contrived to assist the eye with a telescope, did not by that pretend to give sight to the blind, or make any alteration in the eye itself, but only to bring the objects nearer, that they might be viewed more accu rately and distinctly; so neither is it pretended a'by this art to teach those to remember every thing who never could remember any thing; or to make men in an instant skilful in sciences which before they were utterly unacquainted with; but only to enable them to retain, with certainty and exactness, what they have already a general and competent knowledge that they may not be obliged upon every occasion to have fresh recourse to their books or maps, or be under the tiresome necessity of reading the same things again and again, still forgetting them as fast as they read them.
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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.
Of this nature is the following method; the design of which is, not to make the memory better, but things more easy to be remembered so' that by the help of it, an ordinary, or even a weak memory, shall be~able to retain what the strongest and most extraordinary memory could not retain without it.' For, as he, Who first contrived to assist the eye with a telescope, did not by that pretend to give sight to the blind, or make any alteration in the eye itself, but only to bring the objects nearer, that they might be viewed more accu rately and distinctly; so neither is it pretended a'by this art to teach those to remember every thing who never could remember any thing; or to make men in an instant skilful in sciences which before they were utterly unacquainted with; but only to enable them to retain, with certainty and exactness, what they have already a general and competent knowledge that they may not be obliged upon every occasion to have fresh recourse to their books or maps, or be under the tiresome necessity of reading the same things again and again, still forgetting them as fast as they read them.
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.
246 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1799
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Richard Grey
71 books4 followers Richard Grey D.D. was an English churchman and author, archdeacon of Bedford from 1757. He is now best remembered for his Memoria Technica, a work on a memory system.
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July 22, 2018
This was bound together with my copy of Dr. Harwood's View of the Various Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics. Grey's work is of his fascinating, and ridiculously complex, system for memorizing and recalling historical peoples, places, events and units of measure. It is insane but kind of neat and was very popular for more than a century.
Part of what is fascinating are the tables of everything. This is what people thought was important and who had done what from antiquity to when Grey's work was published in the 18th century. This is a wonderful snapshot of thinking about the past. One neat example is the list of Roman Emperors. They list who we now call Marcus Aurelius as Antoninus Philosophus (p. 40). His full Latin name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, but he was also a philosopher of sorts (his Meditations), so the moniker in Grey's table is accurate. It's neat to see how we refer to people has changed (from antiquity through Grey to the present day).
The geographic tables are also awesome, showing what places were of importance. It is neat how the world is divided up too, into various states, sub-states, etc. The units of measure was also very useful, especially to translate from Roman and Greek currencies as well as Hebrew, Greek and Roman measures of length and weight.
A very cool and fun book to peruse and have as as reference on my shelf.
Part of what is fascinating are the tables of everything. This is what people thought was important and who had done what from antiquity to when Grey's work was published in the 18th century. This is a wonderful snapshot of thinking about the past. One neat example is the list of Roman Emperors. They list who we now call Marcus Aurelius as Antoninus Philosophus (p. 40). His full Latin name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, but he was also a philosopher of sorts (his Meditations), so the moniker in Grey's table is accurate. It's neat to see how we refer to people has changed (from antiquity through Grey to the present day).
The geographic tables are also awesome, showing what places were of importance. It is neat how the world is divided up too, into various states, sub-states, etc. The units of measure was also very useful, especially to translate from Roman and Greek currencies as well as Hebrew, Greek and Roman measures of length and weight.
A very cool and fun book to peruse and have as as reference on my shelf.
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