 | John Ayrton Paris - Chemistry - 1831 - 582 pages
...a member of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir H. Davy's last lectures in Albemarle Street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out...that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time, I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures. The answer, which... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 598 pages
...a member of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir H. Davy's last lectures in Albemarle Street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out...that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time, I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures. The answer, which... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1831 - 690 pages
...of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir H. Davy's last lectures in Albemarle-street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out more fairly...hope that if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures.' ' At the same time... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 660 pages
...from trade, which I thought vicious and selfish, and to enter into the service of science, which / imagined made its pursuers amiable and liberal, induced...wishes, and a hope that, if an opportunity came in the way, he would favor my views ; at the same time, I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures.... | |
 | William Jerdan - Great Britain - 1834 - 410 pages
...member of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir Humphrey Davy's lectures in Albemarle Street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out...that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time I sent the notes I had taken of his lectures. " This took place... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - Biography - 1856 - 1032 pages
...and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir H. Davy, expr^sing y w.iy, he would favour my views ; at the same time, I sent the notes I hil token at his lectures. The... | |
 | Men - 1856 - 990 pages
...liberal, induced me at | : ' take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir H. Davy, ex••;»; my wishes, and a hope that, if an opportunity came in his '•• I!? *ould favour ray «ews; at the same time, I sent the notes -I 'alien at his lectures. The... | |
 | George L. Craik - Self-culture - 1858 - 894 pages
...pursuers amiable and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir II. Davy, expressing my wishes, and a hope, that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures. The answer, which... | |
 | Biography - 1859 - 944 pages
...a member of the Royal Institution, took me to hear some of Sir H. Davy's last lectures in Albemarle Street. I took notes, and afterwards wrote them out...that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favour my views ; at the same time, I sent the notes I had taken at his lectures. The answer, which... | |
 | John Timbs - Inventions - 1860 - 478 pages
...science, which I imagined made its pursuers amiable and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold step of writing to Sir H. Davy, expressing my wishes,...that, if an opportunity came in his way, he would favor my views ; and at the same time I sent the notes I had taken of his lectures." To this application... | |
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My desire to escape from trade, which I thought vicious and selfish, and to enter into the service of Science, which I imagined made its pursuers amiable and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir H. Davy, expressing... 
