 Columbus, the fruit of thirty years' experience, improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority ; he superintended the execution of every...  A History of Useful Arts & Manufactures - Page 221822 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pages
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...hours for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance of fishes,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 pages
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...hours for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance of fishes,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 pages
...experience, improved by the inventive skill of the Portuguese, appeared immense. When they were at sea, he superintended the execution of every order ; and allowing himself only a few hours for rest, he was almost constantly on deck. His course lying through seas not formerly visited ; the sounding... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 pages
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority...himself only a few hours for sleep, he was at all other timesupondeck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 pages
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As noon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority...himself only a few hours for sleep, he was at all other timesupondeck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 pages
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the soundmg-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 pages
...vOL. m. ic acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, .appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. As VOL. i. K BOOK his course lay through seas which had not formerly been _11' visited, the sounding-line,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 470 pages
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 pages
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visitedj the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
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