 He was particularly curious with regard to the construction of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated trials, that he could not bring any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is said, with a mixture of surprise...  The Quarterly Review - Página 327editado por - 1861Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1769 - 760 páginas
...invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conflruction of clocks and waiches, and having found, after repeated trials, that he could...two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it i< faid, with a mixture of furpriie and regret on his own folly, in having bellowed fo much time and... | |
 | William Robertson - 1769 - 536 páginas
...of beingin compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftrudion of clocks and watches, and having found, after repeated trials, that he could not firing any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprize and... | |
 | William Robertson - 1777 - 548 páginas
...being in cornpad with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftrudtion of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated...two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret on his own folly, in having beftowed fo much time... | |
 | Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 páginas
...to which his genius was peculiarly turned. He was extremely curious with regard to the conftruclion of clocks and watches; and having found, after repeated...any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, with a mixture of furprize as well as regret, on his own folly (as he might alfo on his cruelty and... | |
 | William Robertson - 1782 - 446 páginas
...being in compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches; and having found, after repeated trials, that he could not bring any two of themto go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on... | |
 | Charles John Ann Hereford - 1793 - 782 páginas
...being in compaA with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard ro the conftruction of clocks and watches; and having found, after repeated...two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on his own folly, in having beftowed fo much time... | |
 | 1779 - 756 páginas
...which his genius •was peculiarly turned. He was extremely curious with regard to the conftruftion of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated...any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, with a mixture of fiirprile as \reli я« r;gret, on his own folly, (as he might alfoon his cruelty... | |
 | 1798 - 432 páginas
...was extremely curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches, and having found, a.ter repeated trials, that he could not bring any . two of them to goexaflly alike, he reflected with a mixture of furptife,-as well as regret, on his own folly (as he... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1800 - 410 páginas
...being in compact with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruction of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated...trials, that he could not bring any two of them to go exaftly alike, he reflefted, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on his own folly,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1802 - 430 páginas
...being in compaft with invifible powers. He was particularly curious with regard to the conftruftion of clocks , and watches ; and having found, after...not bring any two of them to :go exactly alike, he reflefted, it is faid, with a mixture of furprife as well as regret, on his own folly, in having beftowed... | |
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