 | 1839 - 504 страници
...value to the country. The remark made on that occasion by Nelson !• worthy of notice. He sold, " Gentlemen, if you do not take advantage of this invention, you may rely on it, other nations will."— Edinburgh Journal. LONDON: Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by WA Robertson, at the Mechanics'... | |
 | 1839 - 520 страници
...no value to the country. The remark made on that occasion by Nelson is worthy of notice. He said, " Gentlemen, if you do not take advantage of this invention, you may rely ou it, other nations will." — Edinburgh Journal. s' Magazin« 256 lUSEUM, REGISTER, JOURNAL, AND... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - 1885 - 424 страници
...and at oiiefifth the cost to travellers. BeU, 1800— 1812.— In 1800 Mr. Bell fitted a four-horso steam-engine in a small vessel, and sailed from the...application in 1803 shared no better fate, and in 1812 Mr. Bell constructed the Comet steamboat of 25 tons, worked by an engine of about three horse-power,... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - 1885 - 374 страници
...to travellers. Bell, 1800— 1812.— In 1800 Mr. Bell fitted a four-horso steam-engine in a Rinall vessel, and sailed from the Clyde to the Thames at...application in 1803 shared no better fate, and in 1812 Mr. Bell constructed the Comet steamboat of 25 tons, worked by an engine of about three horse-power,... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - 1892 - 440 страници
...miles, the fare ia only 2s. 2c7. in these floating palaces. This is a higher velocity than that of our parliamentary trains, and at onefifth the cost...application in 1803 shared no better fate, and in 1812 Mr. Bell constructed the Comet, steamboat of 25 tons, worked by an engine of about three horse-power,... | |
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Even this mediation of England's great naval captain failed to secure Bell any better treatment than had been meted out to Savary. The machinery was taken out, and the boat sold. Another application in 1803 shared no better fate, and in 1812 Mr. Bell... 