Whenever the work is itself light, it becomes necessary, in order to economize time, to increase the velocity..

In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase of velocity ….

That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed b….

Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed..

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, i….

Forging differs from hoaxing, inasmuch as in the later the deceit is intended to last for a time, and then be discovered, to the ridicule of those wh….

The quantity of meaning compressed into small space by algebraic signs, is another circumstance that facilitates the reasonings we are accustomed to ….

The triumph of the industrial arts will advance the cause of civilization more rapidly than its warmest advocates could have hoped, and contribute to….

That a country, [England], eminently distinguished for its mechanical and manufacturing ingenuity, should be indifferent to the progress of inquiries….

Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is mad….

Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be emp….

There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it b….