American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 - Science |
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... operations of the press ! With how many arts , with how much commerce , with what various manufactures , is it combined ! The paper may be made of the linen of Italy and the cotton of Carolina , or Egypt , or the Indies ; the type and ...
... operations of the press ! With how many arts , with how much commerce , with what various manufactures , is it combined ! The paper may be made of the linen of Italy and the cotton of Carolina , or Egypt , or the Indies ; the type and ...
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... operation . To me it was a most trying and interesting occasion . I invited many friends to go on board to witness the first successful trip . Many of them did me the favour to attend , as a matter of per- sonal respect ; but it was ...
... operation . To me it was a most trying and interesting occasion . I invited many friends to go on board to witness the first successful trip . Many of them did me the favour to attend , as a matter of per- sonal respect ; but it was ...
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... operations . My ultimate triumph , he used to say , my ultimate triumph will be on the Mississippi . I know , indeed , that even now it is deemed impossible by many , that the difficulties of its navigation can be overcome . But I am ...
... operations . My ultimate triumph , he used to say , my ultimate triumph will be on the Mississippi . I know , indeed , that even now it is deemed impossible by many , that the difficulties of its navigation can be overcome . But I am ...
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... to enter the work - shop , and superintend its operations , and analyze and explain its principles . And " e benefits derived from this connexion have already been incalculable both to art and science . Each has STORY'S DISCOURSE . 15.
... to enter the work - shop , and superintend its operations , and analyze and explain its principles . And " e benefits derived from this connexion have already been incalculable both to art and science . Each has STORY'S DISCOURSE . 15.
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... operation is so indis- pensable , and competition is universal , there is now a per- petual tasking of the wit of man to invent some cheaper , thriftier , or neater combination . Something to increase the velocity , and uniformity of ...
... operation is so indis- pensable , and competition is universal , there is now a per- petual tasking of the wit of man to invent some cheaper , thriftier , or neater combination . Something to increase the velocity , and uniformity of ...
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