 But. as these gentlemen both knew that many things which were apparently perfect when tried on a small scale failed when reduced to practice upon a large one, they determined to go to the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was...  The Life of Robert Fulton - Σελίδα 150των Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 371 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1836 - 496 σελίδες
...1803, at their joint expense, under the direction of Mr. Fulton ; and so fully evinced the justness of his principles, that it was immediately determined...discovery, as soon as they should meet there, and in the meantime to order an engine to be made in England. On the arrival at New York of Mr. Fulton, which... | |
 | 1836 - 496 σελίδες
...to go to the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was done in the year 1803, at their joint expense, under the direction of Mr. Fulton ; and so fully evinced the justness of his principles, that it was immediately determined to enrich their country by the valuable... | |
 | 1843 - 488 σελίδες
...the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was done in the year 1803, at iheir joint expense, under the direction of Mr. Fulton ; and so fully evinced the justness of his principles, that it was immediately determined to enrich their country by the valuable... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 σελίδες
...direction of these experiments was left to Mr. Fulton, who united, in a very considerable degree, a practical, to a theoretical knowledge of mechanics....mean time, to order an engine to be made in England." It would appear from this statement, that Fulton was first induced to bring his mind practically to... | |
 | 1855 - 624 σελίδες
...to go to the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was done in the year 1803, at their joint expense, under the direction of Mr. Fulton ; and so fully evinced the justness of his principles, that it was immediately determined to enrich their country by the valuable... | |
 | John Franklin Reigart - 1856 - 422 σελίδες
...to go to the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was done in the year 1803, at their joint expense, under the direction of Mr....discovery as soon as they should meet there, and in the meantime to order an engine to be made in England. On the arrival at New York of Mr. Fulton, which... | |
 | John Franklin Reigart - 1856 - 408 σελίδες
...enrich their country by the valuable discovery as soon as they should meet there, and in the meantime to order an engine to be made in England. On the arrival at New York of Mr. Fulton, which was not till 1806, they immediately engaged in building a boat of, what was then considered, very considerable dimensions.... | |
 | 1907 - 600 σελίδες
...so fully demonstrated (lie principles of his ideas that it was at once decided to enrich their own country by the valuable discovery as soon as they should meet there, and, in the meantime, to order an engine from the Watt and Boultou factory in England. When Mr. Fulton reached... | |
 | Frederic De Peyster - 1876 - 52 σελίδες
...to go to the expense of building an operating boat upon the Seine. This was done in the year 1803, at their joint expense, under the direction of Mr....discovery as soon as they should meet there, and in the meantime to order an engine to be made in England. On the arrival at New York of Mr. Fulton, which... | |
 | R. M. DEVENS - 1876 - 1014 σελίδες
...failures, the object was attainable. The principal direction of these experiments was left to Mr. Fulton. orse was cut by a rifle ball, and immediately afterward anoth 1806, they immediately engaged in building a boat of — as was then thought— very considerable dimensions,... | |
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