The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... present the result it ought to have done , had his hypothesis been as true as it was brilliant ; and , in his own estimation , he was no longer the discoverer of the secret mechanism of the heavens . By an act of self - denial , more ...
... present the result it ought to have done , had his hypothesis been as true as it was brilliant ; and , in his own estimation , he was no longer the discoverer of the secret mechanism of the heavens . By an act of self - denial , more ...
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... present day , to be their own instructers in any branch of science or literature . Fur- nished , as society now is , in all its departments , with accommodations in aid of intellectual exertion , such as , in some respects , even the ...
... present day , to be their own instructers in any branch of science or literature . Fur- nished , as society now is , in all its departments , with accommodations in aid of intellectual exertion , such as , in some respects , even the ...
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... presents itself , that I may give myself up to philosophy , without being a burden to any one . He was so poor , indeed , that the wind hav- ing blown aside his mantle one day when he happened to be present at one of the public shows ...
... presents itself , that I may give myself up to philosophy , without being a burden to any one . He was so poor , indeed , that the wind hav- ing blown aside his mantle one day when he happened to be present at one of the public shows ...
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... present , " inquired the stranger . “ I am seeking the way to Quebec , " answered Duval . " To Quebec ? What should you want there ? " " I wish to go to continue my studies at the university of that city . " The stranger belonged to the ...
... present , " inquired the stranger . “ I am seeking the way to Quebec , " answered Duval . " To Quebec ? What should you want there ? " " I wish to go to continue my studies at the university of that city . " The stranger belonged to the ...
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... present , we may merely mention a few of those which we may not after- wards find so convenient an occasion of noticing . The celebrated Italian poet , METASTASIO , was the son of a common mechanic , and used when a little boy to sing ...
... present , we may merely mention a few of those which we may not after- wards find so convenient an occasion of noticing . The celebrated Italian poet , METASTASIO , was the son of a common mechanic , and used when a little boy to sing ...
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