The Life of Henry Bell: The Practical Introducer of the Steam-boat Into Great Britain and Ireland; to which is Added, an Historical Sketch of Steam Navigationauthor, sold, 1844 - 183 pages |
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... ocean and shore ? " To Henry Bell are we indebted , as you well know , for the practical introduction of this mag- nificent discovery . From his honoured brow the laurels never can be torn . Over his grave the flowers will bloom in one ...
... ocean and shore ? " To Henry Bell are we indebted , as you well know , for the practical introduction of this mag- nificent discovery . From his honoured brow the laurels never can be torn . Over his grave the flowers will bloom in one ...
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... ocean , and navigate the immense rivers of America , Canada , Egypt , India , and China , so that the flag of Britannia waves on every shore . From Bell's " Comet " of 1811 , all these rovers of the deep had their birth : from the ...
... ocean , and navigate the immense rivers of America , Canada , Egypt , India , and China , so that the flag of Britannia waves on every shore . From Bell's " Comet " of 1811 , all these rovers of the deep had their birth : from the ...
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... the man to whom Bri- tain and Europe owe practical steam naviga- tion ; which is now displaying its wonders on the deep , and bearing the flag of Britannia far as the " sun gilds the ocean and shore 4 LIFE OF HENRY BELL .
... the man to whom Bri- tain and Europe owe practical steam naviga- tion ; which is now displaying its wonders on the deep , and bearing the flag of Britannia far as the " sun gilds the ocean and shore 4 LIFE OF HENRY BELL .
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... ocean and shore . " I state it advisedly , and deliberately , that Glasgow , and Glasgow alone , did its duty to Henry Bell , and our noble city has the high honour of being the place from which his wondrous little Comet ( happily named ) ...
... ocean and shore . " I state it advisedly , and deliberately , that Glasgow , and Glasgow alone , did its duty to Henry Bell , and our noble city has the high honour of being the place from which his wondrous little Comet ( happily named ) ...
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... ocean which bear the glory and great- ness of our nation into every land . What has been done for Mr. Bell in the interval ? Simply nothing , except the £ 50 per annum which the river Clyde trustees allow him as a small token of their ...
... ocean which bear the glory and great- ness of our nation into every land . What has been done for Mr. Bell in the interval ? Simply nothing , except the £ 50 per annum which the river Clyde trustees allow him as a small token of their ...
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