 I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to me the principles of an invention which you say you have discovered respecting the moving of ships by the means of steam. It is a subject on which I have made important...  Fund Publicaion - Page 27de Maryland Historical Society - 1867Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 400 pages
...I have received your's of the thirtieth of September, in which you propose to communicate to me 114 the principles of an invention, which you say you...the principles of mechanics my particular study," §c. I have been the more particular in noticing this letter from Lord Stanhope, because it is a document... | |
 | 1839 - 134 pages
...received,' says the latter, ' yours of the thirtieth of September, in which you propose to inform me of the principles of an invention, which you say you have discovered, respecting the moving of ships by means of steam,' &c. But Fulton by no means limited by his active mind to a barren speculation upon... | |
 | 1832 - 602 pages
...received,1 says the latter, ' yours of the thirtieth of September, in whiSh you propose to inform me of the principles of an invention, which you say you have discovered, respecting the moving of ships by means of steam,' &c. But Fulton by no means limited by his active mind to a barren speculation upon... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks - 1835 - 548 pages
...also written about steam navigation : here it is : — " ' Sir : I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to...respecting the moving of ships by the means of steam.' " " Then, Uncle Philip, those people are certainly wrong who say that Mr. Fulton had not thought of... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 pages
...proved by the following passage of a letter to him from Lord Stanhope, of date October 7, 1793: — "Sir, I have received yours of the 30th September,...have discovered, respecting the moving of ships by means of stearn. I shall be glad to receive, &c." But although this letter shows Fulton to have formed... | |
 | John Franklin Reigart - 1856 - 422 pages
...October, at Holdsworthy, Devon, and is as follows : " SIR : — I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to...the principles of mechanics my particular study," etc. The history of the discovery of the power of steam, and of its application to engines which have... | |
 | George Henry Preble - 1881 - 290 pages
...Holdsworthy, Devon, October 7, 1793, in which he says, — " SIB, — I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to...the principles of mechanics my particular study," etc. for pumping water from mines, saw how those difficulties could be overcome. One day David Wilkinson,... | |
 | George Henry Preble - 1881 - 298 pages
...Holdsworthy, Devon, October 7, 1793, in which he says, — " SIR, — I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to me the principles of aa invention which you say you have discovered respecting the moving of ships by the means of steam.... | |
 | Franc Bangs Wilkie - 1883 - 700 pages
...may be inferred from the reply, and which is as follows : " Sir, I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to...have discovered, respecting the moving of ships by steam. I shall be glad to receive the communication which you intend, as I have made the principles... | |
 | George Henry Preble, John Lipton Lochhead - 1883 - 520 pages
...Holdsworth, Devon, October 7, 1793, in which he says, — " SIR, — I have received yours of the 30th of September, in which you propose to communicate to me the principles of au invention which you say you have discovered respecting the moving of ships by the means of steam.... | |
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