The Romance of Invention: Vignettes from the Annals of Industry and ScienceCassell, limited, 1886 - 376 páginas |
Palavras e frases frequentes
afterwards alchemists alchemy amongst ancient Apollonicon armour balloon battle began Book brought cable cannon carriage Cassell's century civilisation cloth gilt coach Coloured Plates constructed contrived cook cookery discovery dream Dud Dudley Edition electric electric telegraph engine England English experiments fashion favour fire fortune France French furnace gave genius George Stephenson guns Henry honour idea improvement instrument introduced invention inventor iron Jacquard Jacquard loom Jew's harp John Lombe King labour lamp Lister locomotive London loom Lord Luddites machine machinery manufacture Marquis Marquis of Worcester matter mechanical ment metals miles modern morocco musical musket operations paper Paris patent perpetual motion poet poison printing punishment railway rifle romance Samuel Morland Sebastian Erard secret ships silk steam steam-engine steel Stephenson stone story success telegraph things tion took trade Trevethick vessel Vols weapons wheels William Murdoch wonder
Passagens conhecidas
Página 229 - I elevated myself upon a platform, and addressed the assembly. I stated that I knew not what was the matter ; but if they would be quiet, and indulge me for half an hour, I would either go on, or abandon the voyage for that time.
Página 333 - So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Página 229 - The boat was again put in motion. She continued to move on. All were still incredulous. None seemed willing to trust the evidence of their own senses. We left the fair city of New York ; we passed through the romantic and...
Página 6 - Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears." But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share and his coulter and his axe and his mattock.
Página 283 - We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate.
Página 57 - may go and play," While I manage the world by myself. But harness me down with your iron bands, Be sure of your curb and rein, For I scorn the strength of your puny hands As the tempest scorns a chain.
Página 239 - And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning "work.
Página 52 - We next are shown A circular machine*, of new design, In conic shape : It draws and spins a thread Without the tedious toil of needless hands.