 | Alexander Young - 1838 - 728 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place one Sunday morning... | |
 | Alexander Young - Mathematicians - 1838 - 128 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place one Sunday morning... | |
 | Alexander Young - Mathematicians - 1838 - 128 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place one Sunday morning... | |
 | John Timbs - 1839 - 446 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place, one Sunday morning,... | |
 | Alexander Young - 1840 - 242 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place, one Sunday morning... | |
 | American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines - Philippines - 1921 - 735 pages
...shipmaster how he contrived to find his way in the face of the northeast monsoon by dead reckoning. 8 He replied that "he had a crew of twelve men, every one...all practical purposes as Sir Isaac Newton himself, if he were alive." During this dialogue Nathaniel Bowditch, the supercargo, who had taught these sailors... | |
 | REV. CHARLES BULLOCK - 1865 - 700 pages
...that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that lie had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom could...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landingplace, one morning, to... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - Great Britain - 1870 - 552 pages
...that time, that the Americans knew nothing about working lunar observations. Captain Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom...purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. Murray was perfectly astounded at this, and actually went down to the landing-place, one Sunday morning,... | |
 | Richard Jeffry Cleveland - Commerce - 1886 - 322 pages
...teeth of a northeast monsoon by mere dead-reckoning, he replied that he had a crew of twelve men, any one of whom could take and work a lunar observation...all practical purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself. "This crew had in Nathaniel Bowditch an uncommon supercargo. But it would be difficult now to find... | |
 | George Batchelor - Ethics - 1887 - 296 pages
...asked how he contrived to find his way in the face of a north-east monsoon, by mere dead reckoning, he replied "that he had a crew of twelve men, every one...purposes as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive." To be sure, this crew had supercargo Nathaniel Bowditch for a teacher. But it would be difficult to... | |
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Prince told him that he had a crew of twelve men, every one of whom could take and work a lunar observation as well, for all practical purposes, as Sir Isaac Newton himself, were he alive. 
