The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... considerable elevation above the earth , when , the atmospheric column being diminished , that of the mercury , which was supposed to be its balance , ought to be shortened likewise in a corresponding pro- portion . It followed that we ...
... considerable elevation above the earth , when , the atmospheric column being diminished , that of the mercury , which was supposed to be its balance , ought to be shortened likewise in a corresponding pro- portion . It followed that we ...
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... considerable difficulty he was found . He held this appointment for nearly fifty years ; in the course of which , as we have already remarked , he may be said , by his successive publi- cations , and the attraction of his lectures , to ...
... considerable difficulty he was found . He held this appointment for nearly fifty years ; in the course of which , as we have already remarked , he may be said , by his successive publi- cations , and the attraction of his lectures , to ...
Page 41
... considerable genius and learning , fol- lowed his father's trade of a blacksmith till he was eighteen years old , when he began of his own accord to apply to his studies ; and , by availing himself of the aid sometimes of one friend ...
... considerable genius and learning , fol- lowed his father's trade of a blacksmith till he was eighteen years old , when he began of his own accord to apply to his studies ; and , by availing himself of the aid sometimes of one friend ...
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... considerable learning , was the son of a tailor , and served an apprenticeship , himself , first to a shoemak- er , and afterwards to a weaver , at which last trade , indeed , he continued to work during the rest of his life . JOHN ...
... considerable learning , was the son of a tailor , and served an apprenticeship , himself , first to a shoemak- er , and afterwards to a weaver , at which last trade , indeed , he continued to work during the rest of his life . JOHN ...
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... considerable surplus . This one fact creates a vast difference between a mechanic in this , and in every other country . surplus , he may suffer to accumulate in a savings bank , until it be sufficient to enable him to devote a portion ...
... considerable surplus . This one fact creates a vast difference between a mechanic in this , and in every other country . surplus , he may suffer to accumulate in a savings bank , until it be sufficient to enable him to devote a portion ...
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