 | 1791 - 406 Seiten
...book, intitled, " A Century of the *' Names and Scantlings of fuch In" ventions as I can at prefent call to " mind to have tried and perfected, " which (my former notes being loft) " I have, at the inftance of a powerful " friend, endeavoured now, in the year *' 1655, to fet... | |
 | William Seward - 1798 - 516 Seiten
...a little book intitled, " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of " fuch Inventions as at prefent I can call to " mind to have tried and perfected, which (my " former Notes being loft) I have, at the in" fiance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now cc (the year 1655) to fet down... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 Seiten
...marquis of Worcester, in the year 1655. And an account of it was printed in a little book, intitled, A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions as at .present I can call to mind, &c.; in the year 1663. In the 68th article of that work,' the marquis describes the invention in the... | |
 | 1810 - 620 Seiten
...sold in PopeV-head Alley, and at the Exchange, 1655. Quarto, containing twenty-two pages - - - - 390 A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to Mind to bare tried and perfected, which, my former Notes being lost,! have, at the Instance of a powerful Friend,... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 604 Seiten
...henceforward to give the garter to your arms, and at your pleasure to put on the George and blue ribfion : and for your greater honour, and in testimony of our...to have tried and perfected, which (my former notes leing lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful friend. endeavoured, now in the year 1655, to set... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1814 - 872 Seiten
...merit. He died soon after the Restoration, in 1667, after he had published an amazing piece of folly, " a Century of the names and scantlings of such inventions...present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected (my former notes being lost.") Among other silly things, this taught " how to use all the senses for... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 842 Seiten
...merit. He died soon after the Restoration, in 1667, after he had published an amazing piece of folly, " a Century of the names and scantlings of such inventions as at present I can call to mind to have Uied and perfected (.my former notes being lost.") Among other siUy things, this tanght " how to nse... | |
 | 1825 - 458 Seiten
...Auga,t, THE COUNCIL OF TKV A Century of the Nantes and Scantlings of such Invention! as at pretent I can call to mind to have tried and perfected (which, my former Notes being last) I have, at the inttance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured mm, m the year 1655, to set these down... | |
 | 1822 - 734 Seiten
...machine the steam engine, had gone through several editions unknown to Lord Orford. The first was " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present 1 can call to mind to have tried and perfected, which (my former notes being lost) I have, at the instance... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1824 - 408 Seiten
...with much truth " an amazing piece of folly," was published by the Marquis himself, under the title of " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such...present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected, (my former notes being lost,) 1663."* It had two dedications : the first to King Charles II. ; and... | |
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A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected... 
