The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... hand , the result of accuracy of observation . How many thousands of persons had seen the vibrations of a heavy body sus- pended in the air . He , first of all , by accurate attention , observed that these vibrations were made , as he ...
... hand , the result of accuracy of observation . How many thousands of persons had seen the vibrations of a heavy body sus- pended in the air . He , first of all , by accurate attention , observed that these vibrations were made , as he ...
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... hands , as she returned home from an unsuccessful effort to sell the goods which the daily and nightly toil of my father had manufactured ! " His parents sent him to a child's school in the suburbs of the small town of Chemnitz , in ...
... hands , as she returned home from an unsuccessful effort to sell the goods which the daily and nightly toil of my father had manufactured ! " His parents sent him to a child's school in the suburbs of the small town of Chemnitz , in ...
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... hands and rolled into the gutter . This accident , and a sharp reprimand from his parents , who could ill afford such a loss , brought him to his senses . He continued his lessons for about two years , when his teacher ac- knowledged ...
... hands and rolled into the gutter . This accident , and a sharp reprimand from his parents , who could ill afford such a loss , brought him to his senses . He continued his lessons for about two years , when his teacher ac- knowledged ...
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... hand , he had a book in his pocket . ' 6 PETER RAMUS , one of the most celebrated writers and intrepid thinkers of the sixteenth century , was em- ployed in his childhood as a shepherd , and obtained his education by serving as a lackey ...
... hand , he had a book in his pocket . ' 6 PETER RAMUS , one of the most celebrated writers and intrepid thinkers of the sixteenth century , was em- ployed in his childhood as a shepherd , and obtained his education by serving as a lackey ...
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... hands rather than his head ; and one of his sisters having married a cabinet - maker or car- penter , in Glasgow , it was resolved he should be bound apprentice to his brother - in - law . With this person , accordingly , he continued ...
... hands rather than his head ; and one of his sisters having married a cabinet - maker or car- penter , in Glasgow , it was resolved he should be bound apprentice to his brother - in - law . With this person , accordingly , he continued ...
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