Memoirs of the Most Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished European Mechanics; Together with a Collection of Anecdotes, Descriptions, &c. &c., Relating to the Mechanic ArtsHarper & brothers, 1847 - 482 páginas |
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... who have labored in the department of mechanical invention , may truly be termed the martyrs of civilization ! The causes producing this state of 9031 479 88714 66 things are fading away before the intelligence of the.
... who have labored in the department of mechanical invention , may truly be termed the martyrs of civilization ! The causes producing this state of 9031 479 88714 66 things are fading away before the intelligence of the.
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... cause , and during a portion of the time rendered himself very useful in repairing arms for the continental army . Subse- quently he removed to Kentucky , where he received the appoint- ment and practised as a surveyor . While at the ...
... cause , and during a portion of the time rendered himself very useful in repairing arms for the continental army . Subse- quently he removed to Kentucky , where he received the appoint- ment and practised as a surveyor . While at the ...
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... caused me to wade , far exceed any thing that the common course of life ever presented to my view , and to reflect on the disproportion of a man of my abilities to such a task , I am to charge myself with having been deranged ; and had ...
... caused me to wade , far exceed any thing that the common course of life ever presented to my view , and to reflect on the disproportion of a man of my abilities to such a task , I am to charge myself with having been deranged ; and had ...
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... causes , was not ready for a public trial until the year fol- lowing , ( 1786 , ) which , all things considered , was eminently successful . In this trial he succeeded in propelling his boat by steam alone against the current of the ...
... causes , was not ready for a public trial until the year fol- lowing , ( 1786 , ) which , all things considered , was eminently successful . In this trial he succeeded in propelling his boat by steam alone against the current of the ...
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... cause in the assembly of Pennsyl- vania , and after a week's patient hearing against the most learned counsel of Pennsylvania , we obtained a decision in our favor , and afterwards also in Delaware . We believed and contended that our ...
... cause in the assembly of Pennsyl- vania , and after a week's patient hearing against the most learned counsel of Pennsylvania , we obtained a decision in our favor , and afterwards also in Delaware . We believed and contended that our ...
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