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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by…
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The possessors of wealth can scarcely be indifferent to processes which, nearly or remotely have been the fertile source of their possessions.
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Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius…
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It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he…
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed,…
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On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers…
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The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular…
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In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race.
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