 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 páginas
...sell-taught mathematician, great in his •way, and afterwards inventor of what is now called Hartley's Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was...expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation; he soon left... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 páginas
...seli -taught mathematician, great in his way, and alterwards inventor of what is now called Hartley's Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was...as, like most great mathematicians I have met with, lie expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 páginas
...self-taught mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now called Hadley's Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was...expected universal precision in every thing said, and was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation. I... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1831 - 646 páginas
...mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now called Hadltifs quadrant. Hut he knew little out of his way, and was not a pleasing...have met with, he expected universal precision in even1 thing said, and was forever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 650 páginas
...mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now called Hadley's quadrant. But lie knew little out of his way, and was not a pleasing...have met with, he expected universal precision in everything said, and was forever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all... | |
 | 1833 - 886 páginas
...his friends. Franklin describes him as " a self-taught mathematician, great in his way," but adds, " he knew little out of his way, and was not a pleasing...great mathematicians I have met with, he expected precision in every thing, and was ever denying and distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 páginas
...self-taught mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now called Hartley's Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was...expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation ; he soon left... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 668 páginas
...mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now VOL. i. 11 called Hadl-ey's Quadrant.* But he knew little out of his way, and...expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation. He soon left... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 páginas
...mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now VOL. i. 6 called Hartley's Quadrant.* But he knew little out of his way, and...expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation. He soon left... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 páginas
...mathematician, great in his way, and afterwards inventor of what is now VOL. i. 11 called Hadley's Quadrant* But he knew little out of his way, and was...expected universal precision in every thing said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance of all conversation. He soon left... | |
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Quadrant. But he knew little out of his way, and was not a pleasing companion; as, like most great mathematicians I have met with, he expected universal precision in everything said, or was for ever denying or distinguishing upon trifles, to the disturbance... 
