 ... any degree to the studies connected with his ordinary pursuits. That he should have been minutely and extensively skilled in chemistry and the arts, and in most of the branches of physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured ; but it could...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 2731820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Mathews - 1903 - 404 Seiten
...the branches of physical science, but curiously learned in metaphysics, medicine, and etymology, and at home in all the details of architecture, music, and law. He was well acquainted, with most of the modern languages, and familiar with most of their recent literature. He would spend... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 Seiten
...branches of physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured; but it could not have been inferred from his usual occupations, and probably is not generally...literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding, for hours together, the metaphysical theories... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1905 - 464 Seiten
...physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured; but it could not have been inferred from his casual occupations, and probably is not generally known,...literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and engineer expounding, for hours together, the theories of the German logicians,... | |
 | James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard - 1909
...branches of physical science, might perhaps have been conjectured; but it could not have been inferred from his usual occupations, and probably is not generally...with most of the modern languages and familiar with most of recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and engineer... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams - 1910
...branches of physical science, might, perhaps, have been conjectured', but it could not have been inferred from his usual occupations, and probably is not generally...literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding, for hours together, the metaphysical theories... | |
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