 But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would take the most skilful artist days or weeks of labour to trace or to copy, is effected by the boundless powers...  The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal - Page 96edited by - 1839Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 272 pages
...chestnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...in the space of a few seconds." "To give an idea," continues he," "of the degree of accuracy with which some objects can be imitated, by this process,... | |
 | 1839 - 532 pages
...chestnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...effected by the boundless powers of natural chemistry hi the space of a few seconds." "To give an idea," continues he," "of the degree of accuracy with which... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1839 - 508 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...to trace or to copy, is effected by the boundless power» of natural chemistry in the «pace of a few seconds. To give an idea of the degree of accuracy... | |
 | 1839 - 504 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...of labour to trace or to copy, is effected by the bimuilk ss powers of natural chemistry ia the apace of a few seconds. To give in idea of the degree... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction: VOL.XXXIII - 1839 - 446 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other; for the object which would...or weeks of labour to trace or to copy, is effected bjj the boundless powers of natural chemistry in the space of a few seconds." Mr. Tulbot having held... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1866 - 606 pages
...that a fac simile which, to quote the paper which appears in the ' Transactions of the Society,* ' Would take the most skilful artist days or weeks of...natural chemistry in the space of a few seconds.' It was in the course of these experiments that Mr. Fox Talbot made the important discovery upon which... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1851 - 276 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other; for the object which would...natural chemistry in the space of a few seconds." And again, "to give some more definite idea of the rapidity of the process, I will state, that after... | |
 | Robert Hunt - 1852 - 324 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...natural chemistry in the space of a few seconds." And again, " to give some more definite idea of the rapidity of the process, I will state, that after... | |
 | Robert Hunt - 1852 - 380 pages
...chesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...natural chemistry in the space of a few seconds." And again, " to give some more definite idea of the rapidity of the process, I will state, that after... | |
 | Robert Hunt - 1853 - 356 pages
...cbesnut. But in truth the difficulty is in both cases the same. The one of these takes no more time to execute than the other ; for the object which would...effected by the boundless powers of natural chemistry iu the space of a few seconds." And again, " to give some more definite idea of the rapidity of the... | |
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