 | 1836 - 496 Seiten
...steam-boats to their common country ; informed um of what had been attempted in America, and of iis resolution to resume the pursuit on his return, and...advised him to turn his attention to the subject. t was agreed between them to embark in the enterwise, and immediately to make such experiments as .vould... | |
 | Maryland Historical Society - 1867 - 286 Seiten
...pursuits generally gives birth, lie communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats to their own country; informed him of what had been attempted in...advised him to turn his attention to the subject." We have already seen that Mr. Fulton's plan, after making calculations as to the efficiency of paddles... | |
 | David Read - 1870 - 256 Seiten
...after he had tried his experiments at Paris, and ordered his engine. Livingston says, at Paris : — " He communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats...advised him to turn his attention to the subject." * This shows that Fulton had not given his thoughts to the subject before that time (1801) with any... | |
 | David Read - 1870 - 258 Seiten
...after he had tried his experiments at Paris, and ordered his engine. Livingston says, at Paris: — steamboats to their common country ; informed him...advised him to turn his attention to the subject." 1 This shows that Fulton had not given his thoughts to the subject before that time (1801) with any... | |
 | John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe - 1871 - 56 Seiten
...pursuits generally gives birth. He communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats to their own country; informed him of what had been attempted in...advised him to turn his attention to the subject." We have already seen that Mr. Fulton's plan, after making calculations as to the efficiency of paddles... | |
 | James Lawrence Nichols - 1904 - 640 Seiten
...to which a similarity of pursuits naturally gives birth. He communicated to Mr. Fulton his views of the importance of steamboats to their common country;...subject. It was agreed between them to embark in the enterprise,and immediately to make such experiments as would enable them to determine how far, in spite... | |
 | Henry Winram Dickinson - 1913 - 506 Seiten
...have introduced him to the Chancellor as being just the man he was on the look-out for. Livingston " communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats...the subject. It was agreed between them to embark on the enterprise, and immediately to make such experiments as would enable them to determine how far,... | |
 | Seymour Dunbar - 1915 - 456 Seiten
...a later date. "he [Livingston] communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats to their own country; informed him of what had been attempted in...advised him to turn his attention to the subject." The advice was unnecessary. Fulton had been watching the work of other men in steam navigation for... | |
 | Leonor Fresnel Loree - 1922 - 822 Seiten
...States to France, and shortly afterwards was brought in contact with Fulton. He informed the latter of what had been attempted in America and of his resolution to resume the pursuit on his return, and between them it was agreed to embark on the enterprise. 24 inches, with a stroke of four feet. The... | |
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Esq., when minister in France, met with Mr. Fulton, and they formed that friendship and connection with each other to which a similarity of pursuits generally gives birth. He communicated to Mr. Fulton the importance of steamboats to their common country,... 