 | Thomas Wallace Knox - 1886 - 538 Seiten
...the globe. In 1810 he published a book entitled "Torpedo War." It bore on its title-page the motto " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth." In his arguments before the officials of France, England, and the United States he invariably pressed... | |
 | William Conant Church - 1890 - 704 Seiten
...pamphlet on " Torpedo War and Submarine Explosions." The title-page bore this significant motto : " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth." What is here indefinitely suggested by Fulton we find declared by Ericsson in distinct terms. In explaining... | |
 | Robert Henry Thurston - 1891 - 214 Seiten
...equally disappointed by the French government. His motto had been, as he afterward expressed it, " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth ; " and his desire was to break up all naval warfare. He was therefore indifferent where or how his... | |
 | Hiles C. Pardoe - 1895 - 216 Seiten
...inventions, among which were submarine guns, torpedoes, cast-iron bridges, etc. His great motto was, " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth." Others little dreamed of the possibilities bound up in the life of the young man, but he was conscious... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Common Council - 1866 - 1008 Seiten
...About 1810 he published his works on " Torpedo War or Submarine Explosions," adopting as his motto : " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth." In that year an act was passed by Congress appropriating $5,000 to be expended at his discretion, under... | |
 | Frank Karslake - 1917 - 762 Seiten
...port., (mounted), with leaf of dedication, calf, fo., 1662 (S. Nov. 14; 925) Hill. £2 Fulton ( Robert) The Liberty of the Seas will be the Happiness of the Earth, 5 pits. ob. 4to., old wrappers. New York, 1810 (Sc. Dec. 8 ; 82) f 45.00 Fumagalli (G.) Bibliografía... | |
 | 1902 - 784 Seiten
...with what success the world acclaims to-day. Fulton's favorite motto is not unlike Admiral Dewey's — "The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth." The time is ripe to honor the memory of this great American. Knowledge Three tasks Love set me ere... | |
 | William Graham Sumner - 1904 - 508 Seiten
...equally disappointed by the French government. His motto had been, as he afterward expressed it, " The liberty of the seas will be the happiness of the earth ; " and his desire was to break up all naval warfare. He was therefore indifferent where or how his... | |
 | Fulton Trust Company - 1906 - 40 Seiten
...entitled "Torpedo War," and his motto expressed through this and other theories of naval science was "The Liberty of the Seas will be the Happiness of the Earth." NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AS FIRST CONSUL The final years of Robert Fulton's life were filled with Hls the... | |
 | Fulton Trust Company - 1906 - 40 Seiten
...entitled " Torpedo War," and his motto expressed through this and other theories of naval science was " The Liberty of the Seas will be the Happiness of the Earth." NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AS FIRST CONSUL The final years of Robert Fulton's life were filled with the triumph... | |
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