 Columbus, the fruit of thirty years' experience, improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority ; he superintended the execution of every...  A History of Useful Arts & Manufactures - Sivu 221822 - 175 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 sivua
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...hours for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance of fishes,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 sivua
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...hours for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance of fishes,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 sivua
...experience, improved by the inventive skill of the Portuguese, appeared immense. When they were at sea, he superintended the execution of every order ; and allowing himself only a few hours for rest, he was almost constantly on deck. His course lying through seas not formerly visited ; the sounding... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 sivua
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As soon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority...himself only a few hours for sleep, he was at all other timesupondeck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 sivua
...knowledge of his profession, which begets confidence in times of difficulty and danger. As noon as they put to sea he regulated every thing by his sole authority...himself only a few hours for sleep, he was at all other timesupondeck. He attended to the motion of tides and currents, watched the flight of birds, the appearance... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 sivua
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the soundmg-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 sivua
...vOL. m. ic acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, .appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 sivua
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority...for sleep, he was at all other times upon deck. As VOL. i. K BOOK his course lay through seas which had not formerly been _11' visited, the sounding-line,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 470 sivua
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visited, the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 sivua
...improved by an acquaintance with all the inventions of the Portuguese, appeared immense. As soon as they put to sea, he regulated every thing by his sole authority;...deck. As his course lay through seas which had not formerly been visitedj the sounding-line, or instruments for observation, were continually in his hands.... | |
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