| Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York (New York, N.Y.) - 1815 - 616 páginas
...introducing other sorts from foreign countries. New improvements in planting, gardening, clearing land, &c. And all philosophical experiments that let light into...pleasures of life. That a correspondence, already begun by some intended members, shall be kept up by this society with the Royal Society of London,... | |
| Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1827 - 342 páginas
...water, and draining meadows ; all new arts, trades, and manufactures that may be proposed or thought of; all philosophical experiments that let light into...the nature of things, tend to increase the power of mind over matter, and multiply the conveniences or pleasures of life." It proved to be impossible,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1838 - 632 páginas
...introducing other sorts from foreign countries ; new improvements in planting, gardening, and clearing land ; and all philosophical experiments that let light into...pleasures of life. That a correspondence, already begun by some intended members, shall be kept up by this Society with the ROYAL SOCIETY of London,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 640 páginas
...introducing other sorts from foreign countries ; new improvements in planting, gardening, and clearing land ; and all philosophical experiments that let light into...pleasures of life. That a correspondence, already begun by some intended members, shall be kept up by this Society with the ROYAL SOCIETY of London,... | |
| James Parton - 1864 - 668 páginas
...introducing other sorts from foreign countries ; new improvements in planting, gardening, and clearing land ; and all philosophical experiments that let light into...and multiply the conveniences or pleasures of life." He concluded his circular with these words • "Benjamin Franklin, the writer of this Proposal, offers... | |
| United States. Office of Education - 1896 - 1250 páginas
...introducing other sorts from foreign countries; new improvements in planting, gardening, and clearing land, and all philosophical experiments that let light into...pleasures of life. That a correspondence, already begun by some intended members, shall bo kept up by this society with the Royal Society of London,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 páginas
...chemistry; in mechanics; in arts, trades, and manufactures ; in geography and topography; in agriculture; and "all philosophical experiments that let light...and multiply the conveniences or pleasures of life." The circular proposes that " a correspondence be kept up with the Royal Society of London, and the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 páginas
...; in mechanics ; in arts, trades, and manufactures ; in geography and topography ; in agriculture ; and " all philosophical experiments that let light...and multiply the conveniences or pleasures of life." The circular proposes that " a correspondence be kept up with the Royal Society of London, and the... | |
| Joseph Carson - 1869 - 266 páginas
...mining, chemistry, mechanics, the arts, trades and manufactures, geography, topography, agriculture, "and all philosophical experiments that let light...of man over matter, and multiply the conveniences and pleasures of life." Upon its going into operation Dr. Franklin himself acted as secretary. In the... | |
| United States. Bureau of Education - 1897 - 1250 páginas
...breeds of useful animals, the cultivation and the clearing of land, for " all philosophic experimenta that let light into the nature of things tend to increase the power of man and multiply the conveniences and pleasures of life." It is only necessary to add that the society... | |
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