American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 - Science |
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... side of the scholar , and the mathematician , and the philosopher , and find no churlish claim for precedency put in . His rank in society , with reference either to the value of the products of his skill , or the depth of his genius ...
... side of the scholar , and the mathematician , and the philosopher , and find no churlish claim for precedency put in . His rank in society , with reference either to the value of the products of his skill , or the depth of his genius ...
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... sides , which have differ- ent properties of reflection , is a discovery in optics of very recent date , which , it is said , " is so fertile in the views it lays open of the constitution of natural bodies , and the minuter mechanism of ...
... sides , which have differ- ent properties of reflection , is a discovery in optics of very recent date , which , it is said , " is so fertile in the views it lays open of the constitution of natural bodies , and the minuter mechanism of ...
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... side of the grave can be . further , and dream of fame ; and if he possess the saga- city of genius , may build a solid immortality upon the foundation of his own inventions . study of its pro- sure , as any thing He may even go And why ...
... side of the grave can be . further , and dream of fame ; and if he possess the saga- city of genius , may build a solid immortality upon the foundation of his own inventions . study of its pro- sure , as any thing He may even go And why ...
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... side , and condemning him to imprisonment for life , on the spot where he is born , converts the government of the country - whatever be its name - into a despotism . 2. There is another consideration , which invites the ar- tisans of ...
... side , and condemning him to imprisonment for life , on the spot where he is born , converts the government of the country - whatever be its name - into a despotism . 2. There is another consideration , which invites the ar- tisans of ...
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... side that such is their effect . - I have already alluded to the astonishing growth of our navigation after the adoption of the federal constitution . It affords an example , which will bear dwelling upon , of American en- terprise ...
... side that such is their effect . - I have already alluded to the astonishing growth of our navigation after the adoption of the federal constitution . It affords an example , which will bear dwelling upon , of American en- terprise ...
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