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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... things are fading away before the intelligence of the times , and wise and just laws are in operation to protect the defenceless . As has been aptly observed , " the strife of trade has superseded the strife of war , " the clash and din ...
... things are fading away before the intelligence of the times , and wise and just laws are in operation to protect the defenceless . As has been aptly observed , " the strife of trade has superseded the strife of war , " the clash and din ...
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... thing like " amusement , " inseparable from the isolated condition of agriculturists , we shall comprehend some . * Now East Windsor . 66 thing like the spirit of the allusion . Still 16 AMERICAN MECHANICS .
... thing like " amusement , " inseparable from the isolated condition of agriculturists , we shall comprehend some . * Now East Windsor . 66 thing like the spirit of the allusion . Still 16 AMERICAN MECHANICS .
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... thing like the spirit of the allusion . Still , his parent appears to have been a good provider ; for he goes on to state , we always had plenty of victuals and drink in the house . In the whole course of my acquaintance with him , I ...
... thing like the spirit of the allusion . Still , his parent appears to have been a good provider ; for he goes on to state , we always had plenty of victuals and drink in the house . In the whole course of my acquaintance with him , I ...
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... thing of my learning ap- pears to me to be this : My father had an old arithmetic book in the house , by one Hodder , with the old - fashioned division in it . I was able at nine years of age to make figures pretty well , as well as to ...
... thing of my learning ap- pears to me to be this : My father had an old arithmetic book in the house , by one Hodder , with the old - fashioned division in it . I was able at nine years of age to make figures pretty well , as well as to ...
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