 The rapid progress true science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the power of man over matter.  The Eclectic Review - Page 451edited by - 1818Full view - About this book
 | 1817 - 798 pages
...employed in experimental researches into nature, and of the success you meet with. The rapid progress irai science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes...over matter; we may perhaps learn to deprive large ' their gravity, and give them * Supposed to alloue to a club at the linduo < c'ffei'-hpUM'. absolute... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 780 pages
...letter of September 27th, came to hand but very lately, the bearer having staid long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still" employed...carried in a thousand years, the 'power of man over mailer; we may perhaps learn to deprive large s of their gravity, and give them * Supposed to allude... | |
 | 1817 - 506 pages
...and of the success you meet with. The rapid progress true science now makes, occasions my regretting that I was born so soon : it is impossible to imagine...; we may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 542 pages
...letter of September 27th, came to hand but very lately, the bearer having staid long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed...; we may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish... | |
 | John Towill Rutt - Chemists - 1831 - 450 pages
...long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed in ex* Orig. MS. perimental researches into nature, and of the success you meet...We may, perhaps, learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...meet \vitf. The rapid progress true science now mate. occasions my regretting sometimes that I ULborn so soon : it is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in athousaal у ears, the power of man over matter; wemj perhaps learn to deprive large masses of then... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1839 - 590 pages
...letter of September 27th came to hand but very lately, the bearer having stayed long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed...matter. We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may dimmish... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 596 pages
...letter of September 27th came to hand but very lately, the bearer having stayed long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed...matter. We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 592 pages
...letter of September 27th came to hand but very lately, the bearer having stayed long in Holland. I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed...matter. We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport Agriculture may diminish... | |
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