The Georgian Era: Voyagers and travellers. Philosophers and men of science. AuthorsVizetelly, Branston and Company, 1832 |
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... appointed mate of one of Messrs . Walker's ships , in which capa- city he displayed great assiduity in acquiring a knowledge of practical navi- gation . Being in London in the spring of 1755 , when the war broke out be- tween France and ...
... appointed mate of one of Messrs . Walker's ships , in which capa- city he displayed great assiduity in acquiring a knowledge of practical navi- gation . Being in London in the spring of 1755 , when the war broke out be- tween France and ...
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... appointed him his deputy . On the death of that pro- fessor , he became a candidate for the vacant chair ; and " would , unques- tionably , have been successful , " says one of his biographers , " had not an old statute been found ...
... appointed him his deputy . On the death of that pro- fessor , he became a candidate for the vacant chair ; and " would , unques- tionably , have been successful , " says one of his biographers , " had not an old statute been found ...
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... appointed him his pri- vate secretary , and obtained for him a company in a regiment of fusiliers . The contrast , however , between his conduct and his precepts exposing him to the ridicule of his friends , he diverted their attention ...
... appointed him his pri- vate secretary , and obtained for him a company in a regiment of fusiliers . The contrast , however , between his conduct and his precepts exposing him to the ridicule of his friends , he diverted their attention ...
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