The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France, &c. &c. &c, Volume 1Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831 - 547 pages |
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... observed from the summit of Arran Benllyn . — Letter to Mr. Gilbert . - Journal of the Institution . - Davy's papers on Eu- diometry , and other subjects . - His first communication to the Royal Society , on a new galvanic pile . - He ...
... observed from the summit of Arran Benllyn . — Letter to Mr. Gilbert . - Journal of the Institution . - Davy's papers on Eu- diometry , and other subjects . - His first communication to the Royal Society , on a new galvanic pile . - He ...
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... and waves , with a view to overcome a de- fect in his voice , which , although only slightly per- ceptible in his maturer age , was in the days of his boyhood exceedingly discordant . I may be allowed to observe 18 THE LIFE OF.
... and waves , with a view to overcome a de- fect in his voice , which , although only slightly per- ceptible in his maturer age , was in the days of his boyhood exceedingly discordant . I may be allowed to observe 18 THE LIFE OF.
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John Ayrton Paris. boyhood exceedingly discordant . I may be allowed to observe , that the peculiar intonation he employed in his public addresses , and which rendered him obnoxious to the charge of affectation , was to be re- ferred to ...
John Ayrton Paris. boyhood exceedingly discordant . I may be allowed to observe , that the peculiar intonation he employed in his public addresses , and which rendered him obnoxious to the charge of affectation , was to be re- ferred to ...
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... observation on the contrary , ample experience has led us to the conclusion , that - " men's judgments are A parcel ... observations , will conti- nually discover traits of character that are readily referable to such a source , even as ...
... observation on the contrary , ample experience has led us to the conclusion , that - " men's judgments are A parcel ... observations , will conti- nually discover traits of character that are readily referable to such a source , even as ...
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... observation ; like the trunk of the * M. de Bourrienne , in his " Private Memoirs of Napoleon Buo- naparte , " appears to have justly appreciated the influence of circum- stances upon the destinies of great men . In speaking of Buona ...
... observation ; like the trunk of the * M. de Bourrienne , in his " Private Memoirs of Napoleon Buo- naparte , " appears to have justly appreciated the influence of circum- stances upon the destinies of great men . In speaking of Buona ...
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