 | 1798 - 614 pages
...motion. This paper, he says, was the result of experiments made on working models in the years 1751 and 1753, but not communicated to the Society till...assure the Society he had found them to answer. « In December 1755, the EJyttone Liglithoutc was burnt down, and the proprietors, being desirous of rebuilding... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Meteorology - 1809 - 778 pages
...deferred offering them to the Society, till he had an opportunity of putting the deductions from them in real practice, in a variety of cases, and for various purposes ; so as to be able to assure the Society, that he had found them to answer. PART I. — Concerning Undershot Water-Wheels.... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...communicated to the Society till 1759 ; before which time he had an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety of cases, and for various purpose.«, so as to aasnre the Society he bad found them to answer. In December, 1755, the Eddyetone... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Astronomy - 1815 - 686 pages
...made on working models in the years 175'¿ and 1753, but not communicated to the Society till 1759i having in the interval found opportunities of putting...himself acquainted with most of the curious works of art,so frequent in those places. In December 1755, the Edystone lighthouse was burnt down, and the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 516 pages
...communicated to the society till 1759; before which time he had not an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety...for various purposes, so as to assure the society that he had found them to answer. These experiments discovered that wind and water could be made to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 522 pages
...communicated to the society till 1759; before which time he had not an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety...for various purposes, so as to assure the society that he had found them to answer. These experiments discovered that wind and water could be made to... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 384 pages
...communicated to the Society till 1759 ; before which time he had an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety...assure the Society he had found them to answer. In December, 1755, the Eddystone light-house was burnt down. Mr. Weston, the chief proprietor, and the... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 382 pages
...the universality of his genius and knowledge. which time he had an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real -practice, in a variety...assure the Society he had found them to answer. In December, 1755, the Eddystone light-house was burnt down. Mr. Weston, the chief proprietor, and the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 758 pages
...communicated to the society till 1759, before which time he had an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety...to assure the society he had found them to answer. Here we see Mr. Smeaton in his 37th and 28th year make models and experiments therewith, by which the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 936 pages
...communicated to the Society till 1759; before which time he had an opportunity of putting the eiltet of these experiments into real practice, in a variety...assure the Society he had found them to answer. In December 1755, the Eddystone lighthouse was burnt down : Mr Weston, the chief proprietor, and the others,... | |
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... an opportunity of putting the effect of these experiments into real practice, in a variety of cases, and for various purposes, so as to assure the society that he had found them to answer. 
