 Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon the invention, a fter having satisfied himself of its practicability. This ingenious man, who was probably the first inventor of the steam-boat, wrote three volumes, which he deposited in...  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Seite 931854Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Fanning Watson - 1833 - 336 Seiten
...embarrassed by his creditors than ever ; and, after producing three manuscript volumes, which he deposited in the Philadelphia Library, to be opened thirty years after his death, he died and was buried near the Ohio. Such was the unfortunate termination of this early conceived... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 614 Seiten
...embarrassed with debt, and was obliged lo abandon l he invention, after having satisfied himself ofits practicability. This ingenious man, who was probably...west, we have not learned; but it is recorded of him thai he ilied and was buried near the Ohio. His three volumes were opened about five years ago, and... | |
 | John Macgregor - 1846 - 658 Seiten
...practicability. This ingenious man wrote three volumes, which he sealed up, in manuscript, and deposited in the Philadelphia library, to be opened thirty years after his death. It is recorded that he died and was buried near the Ohio. His three volumes were opened about twelve... | |
 | James Hall - 1848 - 350 Seiten
...proper exactness. Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon the invention, after having satisfied himself of its practicability. This...west we have not learned; but it is recorded of him, that-he died and was bu"ried near the Ohio. His three volumes were opened about five years ago, and... | |
 | 1848 - 622 Seiten
...beVOL. i. — MAY, 1848. 14 came embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon his invention, after having satisfied himself of its practicability. This...him that he died, and was buried near the Ohio. His ihree volumes were opened about five years ago, and were found to conlain his speculations on mechanics.... | |
 | 1856 - 792 Seiten
...embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon the invention, after having satisfied himself of ita practicability. This ingenious man, who was probably...buried near the Ohio. His three volumes were opened, and were found to contain his speculations on mechanics. He details his embarrassments and disappointments... | |
 | 1856 - 788 Seiten
...proper exactness. Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon the invention, after having satisfied himself of its practicability. This...of him, that he died and was buried near the Ohio. Ilia three volumes were opened, and were found to contain his speculations on mechanics. He details... | |
 | 1856 - 732 Seiten
...proper exactness. Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandon the invention, after having satisfied himself of its practicability. This...learned ; but it is recorded of him, that he died ami was buried near the Ohio. Hia three volumes were opened, and were found to contain his speculation.?... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1856 - 812 Seiten
...proper exactness. Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was obliged to abandou the invention, after having satisfied himself of its practicability. This...ingenious man, who was probably the first inventor of the itcamboat, wrote three volumes, which he deposited in manuscript, sealed up, in the Philadelphia library,... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - 1857 - 686 Seiten
...embarrassed by his creditors than ever ; and, nfter producing1 five manuscript volumes, which he deposited in the Philadelphia Library, to be opened thirty years after his death, he died in Kentucky, in 1798. Such was the unfortunate termination of tln's early-conceived project... | |
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