The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... circumstances so ad- verse to the acquisition of knowledge , as to preclude the reasonable hope of attaining to intellectual eminence , if we resolutely strive for it . This truth is illustrated by anecdotes of men , who , under every ...
... circumstances so ad- verse to the acquisition of knowledge , as to preclude the reasonable hope of attaining to intellectual eminence , if we resolutely strive for it . This truth is illustrated by anecdotes of men , who , under every ...
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... circumstances have been unable to conquer an ardent desire for the acquisition of knowledge . Every man has difficulties to encounter , in this pursuit ; and , therefore , every man is interested in learning , what are the real hin ...
... circumstances have been unable to conquer an ardent desire for the acquisition of knowledge . Every man has difficulties to encounter , in this pursuit ; and , therefore , every man is interested in learning , what are the real hin ...
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... circumstance , and one strikingly illustrative of the truly philosophic character of this great man's mind . In the computations which he undertook for the purpose of this investigation , he naturally adopted the common estimate of the ...
... circumstance , and one strikingly illustrative of the truly philosophic character of this great man's mind . In the computations which he undertook for the purpose of this investigation , he naturally adopted the common estimate of the ...
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... basis , reaching to the top of the atmosphere . But if so , it then occurred to him , that another liquid , heavier or lighter than water , will , in similar circumstances , ascend to a corresponding- 20 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
... basis , reaching to the top of the atmosphere . But if so , it then occurred to him , that another liquid , heavier or lighter than water , will , in similar circumstances , ascend to a corresponding- 20 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
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Illustrated by Anecdotes George Lillie Craik Francis Wayland. will , in similar circumstances , ascend to a corresponding- ly less or greater height , a less or greater quantity of it being , of course , required to balance the ...
Illustrated by Anecdotes George Lillie Craik Francis Wayland. will , in similar circumstances , ascend to a corresponding- ly less or greater height , a less or greater quantity of it being , of course , required to balance the ...
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