 | 1792 - 574 Seiten
...phasnomena of Derby{hire excited him to enquire into their caufes ; and at the age of 21 bis eagernds after new ideas carried him to Dublin, having hear,d of an ingenious piece of mechanifm of the clock kind in that city. On his arrival he could however neither get a fight of the... | |
 | 1792 - 650 Seiten
...phenomena of Derhyfliire excited him to enquire into tlicir caufes ; and at the age of 2 1 his cpgci ncfs after new ideas carried him to Dublin, having heard of an ingenious piece of meclianilm of the clock kind in that city. On his arrival he could however neither get a fight of the... | |
 | 1793 - 752 Seiten
...occafionally accompanied him in his- fubterraneous refearches. " At about the age- of twentyone, his eagernefs after new ideas carried him to Dublin, having heard of an ingenious piece of mechanifm in that city, confining of a clock with certain curious, appendages, which he was extremeIv... | |
 | 1817 - 490 Seiten
...knowledge, and occasionally accompanied him in his subterraneous researches. At about the age of 21 his eagerness after new ideas carried him to Dublin,...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curious 1 English Poets, 1810, 21 vols. appendages, which he was very desirous... | |
 | 1817 - 504 Seiten
...knowledge, and occasionally accompanied him in his subterraneous researches. At about the age of 21 his eagerness after new ideas carried him to Dublin,...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curious 1 Englith Poets, 1810, 21 vols. appendages, which he was very desirous... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 490 Seiten
...knowledge, and occasionally accompanied him in his sub* terraneous researches. At about the age of 2 1 his eagerness after new ideas carried him to Dublin,...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curiout appendages, which he was very desirous of seeing, and no less so... | |
 | 1817 - 490 Seiten
...knowledge, and occasionally accompanied him in his subterraneous researches. At about the age of 2 1 his eagerness after new ideas carried him to Dublin,...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curious ' En«lish Poet;, 1810, 21 Yol.«. appendages, which he was very... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 Seiten
...very defective, he was bred by his father to his own profession, in which he soon gave hopes of his future eminence. At about the age of twenty-one, his...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curious appendages, which he was very desirous of seeing, and no less so... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 Seiten
...very defective, he was bred by his father to his own profession, in which he soon gave hopes of his future eminence. At about the age of twenty-one, his...heard of an ingenious piece of mechanism in that city, being a clock with certain curious appendages, which he was very desirous of seeing, and no less so... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 Seiten
...education he received was certainly very defective, he was bred up by his father to his own trade ; in which, as in other mechanical and scientific pursuits,...curious appendages, which he was extremely desirous of seeing, and no less JOHN WHITEHURST. so than of conversing with the maker. On his arrival, however,... | |
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WHITEHURST. so than of conversing with the maker. On his arrival, however, he could neither procure a sight of the former, nor draw the least hint from the latter concerning it. Thus disappointed, he thought of an expedient to accomplish his design. 
