 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 pages
...chemical philoS'tplw, yet their accuracy and their beauty ha%e emainei unimpaired amidst the pr-v-rrss of discovery; and their merits have been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time In general, the most c~mi»on injtives which induce men to study are, the love of distinction, of glory... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - Chemistry - 1812 - 352 pages
...executed by the hand of a master, they required no correction; the accuracy and beauty of his earliest labours even, have remained unimpaired amidst the...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. . Dr. Priestley began his career of discovery without any general knowledge of chemistry, and with... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 604 pages
...them were performed in the very infancy of chemical philosophy, yet their accuracy and their beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. In general, the most common motives which induce men to study, are the love of distinction, of glory,... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 604 pages
...them were performed in the verv infancv of chemical philosophy, yet their accuracy and their beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. In general, the most common motives which induce men to study, are the love of distinction, of glory,... | |
 | History - 1812 - 822 pages
...them were performed in the very infancy of chemical -philosophy, yet their accuracy and their beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. In general, Hie most common motives which induce men to study are, the love of distinction, of glory,... | |
 | 1813 - 574 pages
...executed by the hand of a master, they required no correction ; the accuracy and beauty of his earliest labours, even, have remained unimpaired amidst the...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. ' Dr. Priestley began his career of discovery without any general knowledge of chemistry, and with... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 546 pages
...many of them were performed in the very infancy of chemical philosophy, yet their accuracy and beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. His grand stimulus was evidently the love of truth and knowledge. Unambitious, unassuming, it was often... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 544 pages
...of them were performed rii\ the very infancy of chemical philosophy, yet their accuracy and beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated -by discussion, and exalted by time. His grand stimulus was evidently the love of truth and knowledge. Unambitious, unassuming, it was often... | |
 | Thomas Leybourn - Mathematics - 1814 - 420 pages
....them wer* performed in the very infancy of Chemical Philosophy, yet their accuracy and their beauty have remained unimpaired, amidst the progress of discovery,...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time M Since the days of Newton England has sustained no loss s_p great as thatof Mr. Cavendish' Eut Jt... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1825 - 1096 pages
...them were performed in the very infancy of chemical philosophy, yet their accuracy and their beauty have remained unimpaired amidst the progress of discovery...been illustrated by discussion, and exalted by time. In general, the most common motives which induce men to study are, the love of distinction, of glory,... | |
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... perfect at the moment of its production. His processes were all of a finished nature ; executed by the hand of a master, they required no correction... 
