The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 2C. Knight, 1831 - 427 pages |
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... favoured by his surviving daughter , was born in 1761 , at Stour- bridge , in Worcestershire , where his father was a small grocer . At five years of age he was sent to a preparatory school in his native town ; and it is re- membered ...
... favoured by his surviving daughter , was born in 1761 , at Stour- bridge , in Worcestershire , where his father was a small grocer . At five years of age he was sent to a preparatory school in his native town ; and it is re- membered ...
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... favour of the right consti- tution and the native power of Davy's understanding , that , educated as he was , he escaped every taint of this species of illiberality ; and that while , like almost all those who have greatly distinguished ...
... favour of the right consti- tution and the native power of Davy's understanding , that , educated as he was , he escaped every taint of this species of illiberality ; and that while , like almost all those who have greatly distinguished ...
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... favour ; and was so persuaded of his future greatness that , finding himself upon one occasion mounted , for a holiday trip , on the same horse with a schoolfellow , who was imprudent enough to confess , in the course of their ...
... favour ; and was so persuaded of his future greatness that , finding himself upon one occasion mounted , for a holiday trip , on the same horse with a schoolfellow , who was imprudent enough to confess , in the course of their ...
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... favour- able opinion of his new acquaintance - especially after passing his hands over his head , which ( being , it would seem , even in those days , a sort of craniologist ) he remarked was very admirably formed . Next day West was ...
... favour- able opinion of his new acquaintance - especially after passing his hands over his head , which ( being , it would seem , even in those days , a sort of craniologist ) he remarked was very admirably formed . Next day West was ...
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... favour of sitting to him for his portrait ; and that gentleman kindly complied with his request . Mr. Robinson was at this time also sitting to the celebrated Mengs , then the most eminent artist resi- dent in Rome ; and the ...
... favour of sitting to him for his portrait ; and that gentleman kindly complied with his request . Mr. Robinson was at this time also sitting to the celebrated Mengs , then the most eminent artist resi- dent in Rome ; and the ...
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Page 314 - was presented to it. His stores of miscellaneous knowledge were immense, and yet less astonishing than the command he had at all times over them. It seemed as if every subject that was casually started in conversation had been that which he had been last occupied in studying and exhausting; such was
Page 339 - condescended to see how other people wove; and you will guess my astonishment when I compared their easy modes of operation with mine. Availing myself, however, of what I then saw, I made a loom in its general principles nearly as they are now made. But it was not till the year 1787 that I completed my
Page 224 - the seeds of death were in him, and the place to which he had so long looked on with hope, served unhappily as a hothouse to ripen them." The exertions of this extraordinary young man at the University were such as might have been expected from his
Page 312 - nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it,—draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer,—and
Page 396 - IV. Preparing for Publication, DR. PALEY'S NATURAL THEOLOGY ILLUSTRATED. With Notes and Dissertations, by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and CHARLES BELL, Esq., FRS; And with numerous Figures and Engravings: To which will be prefixed, A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE on the Objects, Advantages, and Pleasures of the Study of Natural Theology.
Page 376 - and from thence westward in the latitude and supposed direction of the Niger, I told him, that was the route by which I was anxious that Africa might, if possible, be explored. He said he should think himself singularly fortunate to be trusted with the adventure.
Page 210 - working, &c. he acquired a bed of his own, and hired the room up one pair of stairs, at 14, Bell Alley, Coleman Street. The landlord kindly gave him leave to sit and work in the light garret, two pair of
Page 329 - him into his spinning factories, it is incontestable that to him alone belongs the merit both of having combined its different parts with admirable ingenuity and judgment, and of having by his unwearied and invincible perseverance first brought it into actual use on anything like an extensive scale, and demonstrated its power and value.
Page 348 - into the water over which he had raised it, the extraordinary weight of the masonry having forced up the keystones, and, of course, at once deprived the arch of what sustained its equipoise. Heavy as was this second disappointment to the hopes
Page 300 - to be capable of rendering such valuable service. Our knowledge of what might be done by steam was in this state when the subject at last happily attracted the attention of Mr. Watt. JAMES WATT was born at Greenock on the 19th of January, 1736. His father was a merchant, and also one of the magistrates of that town. He received