Lives of Men of Letters and Science who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 2C. Knight, 1846 |
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... oxygen . It was reserved for Dr. Priestley , two years later , to make both these capital discoveries . A similar remark arises upon the next inquiry of any * It is truly painful to find the determination of French writers never to take ...
... oxygen . It was reserved for Dr. Priestley , two years later , to make both these capital discoveries . A similar remark arises upon the next inquiry of any * It is truly painful to find the determination of French writers never to take ...
Page 241
... oxygen . Nor does he mention that the same philosopher had , in 1772 , discovered the existence of azote in the atmosphere , and received , from our Royal Society , the Copley medal the following year , on account of his paper printed ...
... oxygen . Nor does he mention that the same philosopher had , in 1772 , discovered the existence of azote in the atmosphere , and received , from our Royal Society , the Copley medal the following year , on account of his paper printed ...
Page 242
... oxygen . Until he heard of Dr. Priestley's great experi- ment he never had thought of obtaining oxygen gas from those bodies , nor ever knew of the existence of that gas . This is the plain inference from the history of his inquiries ...
... oxygen . Until he heard of Dr. Priestley's great experi- ment he never had thought of obtaining oxygen gas from those bodies , nor ever knew of the existence of that gas . This is the plain inference from the history of his inquiries ...
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... ( oxygen gas , ) " nous avons découvert presqu'en même tems , Dr. Priestley , M. Scheele et moi . " Now I begin this statement by observing , that as to the precise time of Dr. Priestley's discovery there is no doubt ; no " presqu'en même ...
... ( oxygen gas , ) " nous avons découvert presqu'en même tems , Dr. Priestley , M. Scheele et moi . " Now I begin this statement by observing , that as to the precise time of Dr. Priestley's discovery there is no doubt ; no " presqu'en même ...
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... oxygen and nitrous gas ; but no suspicion of its real composition , afterwards discovered by Mr. Cavendish to be the union of azote and oxygen , is even hinted at . It is also material to note , that in this paper not a word is said of ...
... oxygen and nitrous gas ; but no suspicion of its real composition , afterwards discovered by Mr. Cavendish to be the union of azote and oxygen , is even hinted at . It is also material to note , that in this paper not a word is said of ...
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Page 304 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 29 - Seven years, my Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour.
Page 280 - I arrived at Oxford with a stock of erudition, that might have puzzled a doctor, and a degree of ignorance, of which a school-boy would have been ashamed.
Page 74 - New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear. Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from...
Page 68 - What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be applied by an easy metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick and he left it marble.
Page 45 - I was alarmed, and prayed God, that however he might afflict my body, he would spare my understanding. This prayer, that I might try the integrity of my faculties, I made in Latin verse. The lines were not very good, but I .knew them not to be very good : I made them easily, and concluded myself to be unimpaired in my faculties.
Page 304 - But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 75 - Optima quaeque dies miseris mortalibus aevi Prima fugit; subeunt morbi tristisque senectus Et labor, et durae rapit inclementia mortis.
Page 306 - He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness of my situation ; while I admired the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood.
Page 194 - I am on the point of proposing to you a scheme for a representation of the Colonies in Parliament. Perhaps I might be inclined to entertain some such thought; but a great flood stops me in my course. Opposuit natura — I cannot remove the eternal barriers of the creation.