 | John Charnock - 1801 - 956 Seiten
...above four hundred years to the Romans of the east, and at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, to whom every sea and every art were familiar, suffered the effects without under standing the composition of the Greek fire. It was at length cither discovered or stolen by the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 368 Seiten
...without underftanding the compofition, of the Greek fire. It was at length either difcovered or ftolen by the Mahometans ; and, in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt, they retorted an invention, contrived againfl themfelves, on the heads of the Chriftians. A knight, who defpifed the fwords and lances of... | |
 | Peter Beckford - 1805 - 472 Seiten
...Library of the University. NUT. Hill ANUS RUTII.IUS wrote in the year 416, 330 century, the Pisans, to whom every sea, and every art were familiar, suffered...understanding the composition of the Greek fire." BRANTOME also speaking of Pisa, ranks it among the most flourishing cities of Europe. He says, Paris... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 404 Seiten
...fo.ur hundred years, to the Romans of the East; and, at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, ', to whom every sea and every art were familiar, suffered...'was at length either discovered or stolen by the ma- . hometans ; and, in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt, they retorted an invention, contrived against... | |
 | 1822 - 536 Seiten
...and concludes with saying, that it was at'lehgth discovered or stolerr by-the Mahometans ; and that in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt, they retorted...against themselves, on the heads of the Christians. ,,ÍMy¡ Mïitr Culloch observes, respecting this statement, that " thé) communication between HeHopolis... | |
 | 1822 - 526 Seiten
...and concludes with saying, that it was at length discovered or stolen by the Mahometans ; and that in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt, they retorted...against themselves, on the heads of the Christians. Dr. Mac Culloch observes, respecting this statement, that "the communication between Heliopolis and... | |
 | 1823 - 508 Seiten
...century, the Pisans suffered from it without knowing its composition. He concludes with saying, that it was at length either discovered or stolen by the Mahometans ; and that in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt they retorted an invention, contrived against themselves,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 Seiten
...above 400 years ; and even at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, to whom every science and art were familiar, suffered the effects, without understanding...It was at length either discovered or stolen by the Mahommedans, and in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt they retorted the invention on the heads of the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 792 Seiten
...above 400 years ; and even at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, to whom every science and art were familiar, suffered the effects, without understanding...the composition of the Greek fire. It was at length eitherdiscovered or stolen by the Mahommedans, and in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt they retorted... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 Seiten
...four hundred years, to the Romans of the East ; and at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, to whom every sea and every art were familiar, suffered...length either discovered or stolen by the Mahometans j and, in the holy wars of Syria and Egypt, they retorted an invention, contrived against (18) The... | |
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By these precautions, the secret was confined, above four hundred years, to the Romans of the East; and at the end of the eleventh century, the Pisans, to whom every sea and every art were familiar, suffered the effects, without understanding the composition,... 
