 | Richard Guest - 1823 - 110 pages
...controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that " there had lately been exhibited in London, an automaton figure, which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the " variety of moves which are required in that complicated game. " Some little... | |
 | 1824 - 884 pages
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played at chess. Now, you will not assert, gentle- Cotton Ma. men, said I, that it is more difficult to construct a . machine that shall weave,... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 pages
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game ?' " Some little... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 pages
...certainly incompetent to answer, or even to comprehend, being totally ignorant of the subject, havmg never at the time seen a person weave. I controverted,...chess. Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that ll is more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave, than one that shall make all the variety... | |
 | George Richardson Porter - 1831 - 370 pages
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game.' " Some little... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - 656 pages
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game. " Some little... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - 590 pages
...I controverted, however, tie impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lateir been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that it iť more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave, than one whick shall make all the variety... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 636 pages
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game T Some little... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 508 pages
...that there bad lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played at chess; 'now yoa will not assert. gentlemen.' said I, 'that it is more...to construct a machine that shall weave. than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game?1 Some little... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1840 - 288 pages
...impracticable ; and in defence of their opinion they adduced arguments which I was certainly imcompetent to answer, or even to comprehend, being totally ignorant...that are required in that complicated game. Some time afterward, a particular circumstance recalling this conversation to my mind, it struck me that, as... | |
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Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that it is more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game. 
