| Thomas Dick - 1850 - 684 pages
...Jeffrey," the feeble hand of man with a power to which no limits can be assigned—completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter, and laid a sure foundation for all thoso future miracles of mechanic power, which are to aid and reward the labours of after generations."... | |
| 1850 - 682 pages
...matter. — and laid л Eure foundation for all those future miracles of mcL-liiinic power и liich are to aid and reward the labours of after generations. It is to the genius twcen any points on the earth's surface :o which its almost viewless wire can Uattached ; — a city... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...all this is mainly owing ! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...fceble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter-;...of mechanic power which are to aid and reward the labors of after generations. It is to the genius of one man, too, that all this is mainly owing ! And... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...this is mainly owing ! And, certainly, no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal but unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
| Harry Howells Horton - 1853 - 310 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...genius of one man, too, that all this is mainly owing ; certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift upon his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but... | |
| Harry Howells Horton - 1853 - 304 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter...genius of one man, too, .that all this is mainly owing ; certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift upon his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter;...of mechanic power which are to aid and reward the labors of after generations. It is to the genius of one 44« man, too, that all this is mainly owing... | |
| 1853 - 454 pages
...over the most refractory qualities of mutter, and laid a sure foun* Encyclopedia Britannica. dation for all those future miracles of mechanic power, which...aid and reward the labours of after generations." In 1780, Watt invented a machine for copying letters and drawings; and in the winter of 1784 contrived... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...be assigned ; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter ; and kid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of...all this is mainly owing ! And certainly no man ever bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded ; and the fabled... | |
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