| Richard Guest - 1823 - Počet stránok 110
...controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that " there had lately been exhibited in London, an automaton figure, which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the " variety of moves which are required in that complicated game. " Some little... | |
| 1824 - Počet stránok 884
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played at chess. Now, you will not assert, gentle- Cotton Ma. men, said I, that it is more difficult to construct a . machine that shall weave,... | |
| Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - Počet stránok 418
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game ?' " Some little... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1831 - Počet stránok 438
...certainly incompetent to answer, or even to comprehend, being totally ignorant of the subject, havmg never at the time seen a person weave. I controverted,...chess. Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that ll is more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave, than one that shall make all the variety... | |
| George Richardson Porter - 1831 - Počet stránok 370
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing, by remarking that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game.' " Some little... | |
| Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - Počet stránok 656
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game. " Some little... | |
| Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - Počet stránok 590
...I controverted, however, tie impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lateir been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...Now you will not assert, gentlemen, said I, that it i» more difficult to construct a machine that shall weave, than one whick shall make all the variety... | |
| George Savage White - 1836 - Počet stránok 636
...I controverted, however, the impracticability of the thing by remarking, that there had lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played...to construct a machine that shall weave, than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game T Some little... | |
| George Savage White - 1836 - Počet stránok 508
...that there bad lately been exhibited in London an automaton figure which played at chess; 'now yoa will not assert. gentlemen.' said I, 'that it is more...to construct a machine that shall weave. than one which shall make all the variety of moves which are required in that complicated game?1 Some little... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1840 - Počet stránok 288
...impracticable ; and in defence of their opinion they adduced arguments which I was certainly imcompetent to answer, or even to comprehend, being totally ignorant...that are required in that complicated game. Some time afterward, a particular circumstance recalling this conversation to my mind, it struck me that, as... | |
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