| Moritz Rühlmann - 1875 - 686 páginas
...an original genins, early exercised in philosophic research to the improvement of thc stcam cnginc, enlarged the resources of his country, increased the...of man and rose to an eminent place among the most illustrioua followers of science and the real benefnctors of the world born at Greenock MÜCCXXXVI... | |
| John Cleaves Henderson - 1877 - 154 páginas
...faintly represents the service he was enabled to do the world. Apart of the inscription states that he enlarged the resources of his country, increased the...power of man, and rose to an eminent place among the illustrious followers of science and the real benefactors of the world. Nations have in various ways,... | |
| Robert Henry Thurston - 1878 - 518 páginas
...DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, EARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHIC RESEARCH, TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STEAM-ENGINE, ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS...THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD. BORN AT GREENOCK, MDCCXXXTI. DIED AT HEATHFIELD, IN STAFFORDSHIRE, MDCCCXIX. SKCTION II. — THE CONTEMPORARIES OF JAMES... | |
| Robert Henry Thurston - 1878 - 524 páginas
...DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, EARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHIC RESEARCH, TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STEAM-ENGINE, ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS...OF SCIENCE AND THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD. Tomb of James Watt. SECTION II. — THE CONTEMPORARIES OF JAMES WATT. In the chronology of the steam-engine,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1878 - 458 páginas
...exercised in Philosophic Research To the Improvement of The Steam Engine, Enlarged the Resources of his Cou Increased the Power of Man, And rose to an Eminent...Science, And the real Benefactors of the World. Born at Oreenock, 1736. Died at Heathfield, in Staffordshire. 1819. CHAP. XIX. HONOURS BESTOWEk ON WATT. 405... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1878 - 556 páginas
...philosophic research to the improvement of the steam-engine, enlarged the resources of his country and increased the power of man, and rose to an eminent...of science and the real benefactors of the world." The inscription is by Lord Brougham, the statue by Chantrey. Making the circuit of the chapel from... | |
| Edwin Hodder - 1878 - 380 páginas
...directing the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophic research, to the improvement of the steam-engine, enlarged the resources of his...power of man, and rose to an eminent place among the illustrious followers of science and the real benefactors of the world." "Now I'ma made man for life!"... | |
| Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1878 - 538 páginas
...philosophic research to the improvement of the -team-engine, enlarged the resources of his country and increased the power of man, and rose to an eminent place among the most illustrious lullowers of science and the real benefactors of the world." The in-cription is by Lord Brougham, the... | |
| Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 254 páginas
...directing the force of an original genius Early exercised in philosophic research To the improvement of the Steam-engine Enlarged the resources of his...of Science And the real benefactors of the world. SIR HUMPHREY DAVY. HUMPHREY DAVY was born in 1778, at Penzance, in Cornwall. His father followed the... | |
| John George Edgar - 1879 - 416 páginas
...directing the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to tho improvement of the Steam-engine, Enlarged the resources of his...power of man, And rose to an eminent place among the illustrious followers of Science, And the real benefactors of the world. ADAM SMITH IF there are "suppressed... | |
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