| Robert Grant - 1852 - 686 pages
...afford me asststants to copy them and finish the calculations. But if none be afforded, both they and 1 must sit down contented, till I can finish them with...much better than I should have done if, to satisfy lltem, I had published anything sooner and imperfect." — (Baily's Life of Flanuteed, p. 746.) While... | |
| 1866 - 1004 pages
...he has none now. He writes to Dr. Smith, of Oxford, saying, " I am ready to put my observations in the press as soon as they that are concerned shall...good order, and to satisfy the world, whilst I have beeu barbarously traduced by base and silly people, that I have spent my time much better than I should... | |
| 1882 - 916 pages
...to give to it, and such as on any other hypothesis appear to be without reasonable interpretation. such hands as I have ; when I doubt not but to publish...handsomely and in good order, and to satisfy the world, while I have been barbarously traduced by base and silly people, that I have spent my time much better... | |
| Eric Gray Forbes, Lesley Murdin, Frances Wilmoth - 1997 - 1194 pages
...concerned shall afford me assistants to copy them and finish the Calculations, but if None be afforded I must sit down contented till I can finish them with...they ought to be. handsomely and in good order and to satisfie the world whilest I have been barbarously traduc't by vaine and silly people that I have spent... | |
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