 | Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 576 Seiten
...and precision, and ductility with which it can be " varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can " pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, " and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out,... | |
 | James Bischoff - 1842 - 512 Seiten
...precision, and ductibility with which they can be variously distributed and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax. It can draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 Seiten
...and precision and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, —... | |
 | 1843 - 856 Seiten
...and precision and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrate a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, —... | |
 | 1843 - 350 Seiten
...and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out,... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 206 Seiten
...and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, —... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 622 Seiten
...precision, and ductility, with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1844 - 276 Seiten
...and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied. distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metnl before it; draw out, without... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 Seiten
...precision, and ductility, with which they can he varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine... | |
 | 1845 - 1368 Seiten
...and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it —... | |
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... and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into... 
