 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1851 - 700 Seiten
...world that the ridiculous expectations — or rather professions — of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realised ; and that we shall see engines travelling...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." In thus stating my views on this subject, I beg to disclaim all intention of detracting from the great... | |
 | 1844 - 698 Seiten
...the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic specnlatist will be realized, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate...improvement than the promulgation Of SuCh NONSENSE !' We suspect that the enthusiast here alluded to was Mr. George Stephenson. We have been informed,... | |
 | 1844 - 568 Seiten
...the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, ot the enthusiastic speculatist will he realized, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate...improvement than the promulgation Of Such NONSENSE !' We suspect that the enthusiast here alluded to was Mr. George Stephenson. We have been informed,... | |
 | 1845 - 636 Seiten
...the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realized, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate...Manchester railway employed him, and he was summoned as a witness before a committee of the House of Commons, they intreated him not to shock the common sense... | |
 | 1845 - 862 Seiten
...rather professions, of the enthusiastic ipecolatist will be realised, and that we shall see entines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen,...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense 1" » Lift of Lori Keeper Oullford, voL ip 8G5. Still Stepheuson, who knew well what he was about,... | |
 | 1845 - 472 Seiten
...the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist, will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling...Manchester railway employed him, and he was summoned as a witness before a committee of the House of Commons, they intreated Aim not to shock the common sense... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1848 - 566 Seiten
...experiments are detailed. rale of twelce, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty milea an hour. Nothing couM do more harm towards their general adoption and improvement, than the promulgation of such NONSENSE." It is even stated that when Mr. Stephenson was examined before the committee, by whom his engine was... | |
 | 1850 - 492 Seiten
...the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." From this we may learn not to place too much confidence on our own anticipations in reference to the... | |
 | John Francis - 1851 - 642 Seiten
...be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more harm towards...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." These opinions were thoroughly justified by the existing state of mechanical science in comparison... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 Seiten
...will be realised, or that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more harm towards their general adoption than the promulgation of such nonsense.' Having now come to the period when the locomotive engine figures... | |
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It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist, will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, twenty miles... 
