James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own ' fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be " " " " " " compelled to bring up their children in learning and virtue . " Here we have , at its very birth , the ...
... tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own ' fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be " " " " " " compelled to bring up their children in learning and virtue . " Here we have , at its very birth , the ...
Page 6
... tion and improvement , but to those who , like Watt , have to labor that they may live , and thus make a proper return for what they receive , as working bees , not drones , in the social hive . Not from palace or castle , but from the ...
... tion and improvement , but to those who , like Watt , have to labor that they may live , and thus make a proper return for what they receive , as working bees , not drones , in the social hive . Not from palace or castle , but from the ...
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... by its Professor Black , and the successful opera- tion of telegraph cables by its Professor and present Lord Chancellor ( Lord Kelvin ) . May the future of Glasgow University copy fair her glorious past ! Her " RETURN TO GLASGOW 37.
... by its Professor Black , and the successful opera- tion of telegraph cables by its Professor and present Lord Chancellor ( Lord Kelvin ) . May the future of Glasgow University copy fair her glorious past ! Her " RETURN TO GLASGOW 37.
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... tion of these will be heard from in later years than of any other class . American universities have , fortunately , followed the Glasgow model , and are giving more attention to the hitherto much neglected needs of science , and the ...
... tion of these will be heard from in later years than of any other class . American universities have , fortunately , followed the Glasgow model , and are giving more attention to the hitherto much neglected needs of science , and the ...
Page 88
... tion to our readers , for in all the world there was not his equal as a partner for Watt , who was ever fortunate in his friends . Of course Watt was sure to have friends , for he was through and through the devoted friend himself , and ...
... tion to our readers , for in all the world there was not his equal as a partner for Watt , who was ever fortunate in his friends . Of course Watt was sure to have friends , for he was through and through the devoted friend himself , and ...
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