The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... West and Ledyard , will be inserted in an- other volume of ' THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFI- CULTIES , ' which will be confined to notices of our own countrymen . PREFACE , CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Page 3 INTRODUCTION . 4 PREFACE .
... West and Ledyard , will be inserted in an- other volume of ' THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFI- CULTIES , ' which will be confined to notices of our own countrymen . PREFACE , CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Page 3 INTRODUCTION . 4 PREFACE .
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... CHAPTER II . Strength of the Passion for Knowledge : -Pythago- ras ; Archimedes ; Leibnitz ; Galileo ; Heyne , CHAPTER III . 27 Humble Station no Obstacle : -Æsop ; Publius Sy- rus ; Terence ; Epictetus ; Protagoras ; Clean- thes ; Haüy ...
... CHAPTER II . Strength of the Passion for Knowledge : -Pythago- ras ; Archimedes ; Leibnitz ; Galileo ; Heyne , CHAPTER III . 27 Humble Station no Obstacle : -Æsop ; Publius Sy- rus ; Terence ; Epictetus ; Protagoras ; Clean- thes ; Haüy ...
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... CHAPTER V. Short term of their Lives : Early age of great men . -Newton ; Gregory ; Torricelli ; Pascal ; Cow- per ... CHAPTER VI . Self - educated Men : -T . Simpson , American Editor's NOTE . On Perseverance , CHAPTER VII . Self ...
... CHAPTER V. Short term of their Lives : Early age of great men . -Newton ; Gregory ; Torricelli ; Pascal ; Cow- per ... CHAPTER VI . Self - educated Men : -T . Simpson , American Editor's NOTE . On Perseverance , CHAPTER VII . Self ...
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... CHAPTER XII . Self - educated men continued : -Ferguson . Influence of Accident in directing Pursuits : -Rennie ; La- lande ; Linnæus ; Harrison ; Vernet ; Claude Lor- raine ; Caravaggio ; Cavedone ; Tassie ; Chatter- ton ; Edwards ...
... CHAPTER XII . Self - educated men continued : -Ferguson . Influence of Accident in directing Pursuits : -Rennie ; La- lande ; Linnæus ; Harrison ; Vernet ; Claude Lor- raine ; Caravaggio ; Cavedone ; Tassie ; Chatter- ton ; Edwards ...
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... CHAPTER . I. INTRODUCTION . Newton ; Galileo ; Torricelli ; Pas- cal ; Prince Rupert ; Montgolfier ; Self - education . NOTE . WE are about to select from the records of Philoso- phy , Literature , and Art , in all ages and countries ...
... CHAPTER . I. INTRODUCTION . Newton ; Galileo ; Torricelli ; Pas- cal ; Prince Rupert ; Montgolfier ; Self - education . NOTE . WE are about to select from the records of Philoso- phy , Literature , and Art , in all ages and countries ...
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