 ... ships, with only one man guiding them, will be carried with greater velocity than if they were full of sailors. Chariots may be constructed that will move with incredible rapidity, without the help of animals. Instruments of flying may be formed,...  The Michigan Technic - Page 241974Full view - About this book
 | Robert Henry - Great Britain - 1800 - 464 pages
...inftruments of flying may be formed, " in which a man fitting at his eafe, and meditat" ing on any fubject, may beat the air with his " artificial wings, after the manner of birds ;— -a " fmall inftrument may be made to raife or deprefs " the greateft weights , — an inftrument... | |
 | Robert Henry - Great Britain - 1805 - 468 pages
...inftruments of flying may be formedj " in which a. man fitting at his eafe, and meditat" ing on any fubject, may beat the air with his " artificial wings, after the manner of birds ; — a '* fmall inftrument may be made to raife or deprefe " the greateft weights: — an inftrument... | |
 | Robert Henry - Great Britain - 1805 - 468 pages
...inftruments of flying may be formed, *' in which a man fitting at his eafe, and meditat" ing on any fubjeft, may beat the air with his ** artificial wings, after the manner of birds ; — a " fmall inftrument may be made to raife or deprefs " the greateft weights: — an inftrument... | |
 | 1840 - 430 pages
...animals; instruments of flying may be formed, in which a man, sitting at his ease, and meditating on any subject, may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds ; a small instrument may be made to raise or depress the greatest weights ; an instrument may be fabricated... | |
 | 1851 - 638 pages
...animals. Instruments of flying may be formed, in which a man, sitting at his ease, and meditating on any subject, may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. A small instrument may be made to raise or depress the greatest weights. An instrument may be fabricated,... | |
 | 1851 - 642 pages
...flying may be formed, in which a man, sitting at his ease, and meditating on any CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK. subject, may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. A email instrument may be made to raise or depress the greatest weights. An instrument may be fabricated,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Industrial arts - 1864 - 426 pages
...animals. Instruments of flying may be formed, in which a man, sitting at his ease and meditating on any subject, may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. A small instrument may be made to raise or depress the greatest weights. An instrument may be fabricated... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 pages
...tells us that instruments of flying may be formed, in which a man sitting at his ease and meditating on any subject may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. In the tenth century an Italian adventurer had visited Scotland, and attempted, by the aid of a set... | |
 | Donald Nicoll - Advertising - 1878 - 432 pages
...animals. Instruments of flying 6 may be formed, in which a man sitting at his ease, ' and meditating on any subject, may beat the air < with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. * A small instrument may be made to raise or depress c the greatest weights, as also machines fed by... | |
 | George Makepeace Towle - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2001 - 228 pages
...without the help of animals. Instruments of flying may be formed, in which a man, sitting at his ease, may beat the air with his artificial wings, after the manner of birds. A small instrument may be made to raise and depress the greatest weights. An instrument may be devised... | |
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