 | John Irving (of Dumbarton.) - 1924 - 236 pages
...Macaulay, in the famous third chapter of his history, writes — " Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilization of our species." Dumbartonshire has largely benefited by adopting, judiciously, the... | |
 | William Pickering Rutter - 1925 - 466 pages
...CHAPTER X THE TRANSPORT OF GOODS BY LAND, WATER, AND AIR " Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which...distance have done most for civilization." — Macaulay. " Months have been cut down to weeks, and weeks to days in the transport of men and things, and unless... | |
 | 1908 - 862 pages
...for men and goods from place to place." The historian said, "Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which...abridge distance have done most for civilization." In other words, the historian and the judgment of mankind has placed the carriage builders and men... | |
 | Edgar Erastus Clark - 1906 - 1072 pages
...limited measure would be impossible. In stately diction, and with prophetic ken, Macauley wrote that : "Of all inventions, the alphabet and printing press...inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilization of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally... | |
 | Royal Aeronautical Society - 1927 - 1208 pages
...first to prove the value of air transport, and incidentally the truth of Macaulay's statement that " of all inventions, the alphabet and printing press alone excepted, those inventions which bridged distance have done the most for civilisation." AIR TRAFFIC IN GERMANY BY MAJOR MARTIN VVRONSKY... | |
 | Alan W. Bellringer, C. B. Jones - 1988 - 264 pages
...difficulty which our ancestors found in passing from place to place. Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilisation of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pages
...difficulty which our ancestors found in passing from place to place. Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilisation of our species. Every improvement of the means of locomotion benefits mankind morally... | |
 | 1903 - 570 pages
...Policy-holders. First — In Age. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. XICHARD A. McCURDY President " Of all inventions, the alphabet and printing press...Macaulay, MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES A system of 11,126 miles of railway in the populous territory east of Chicago, St Louis and Cincinnati, furnishing... | |
 | 1898 - 444 pages
...tons of steel annually, is a sufficient monument to his ability and usefulness. Macaulay has said: "Of all inventions, the alphabet and printing press...abridge distance have done most for civilization." The cheapening of the steel rail has had an incalculable influence upon the distribution of mankind... | |
 | 1904 - 786 pages
...either style of penmanship to the other. American Book Company 100 Washington Square, New York City "Of all inventions, the alphabet and printing press...abridge distance have done most for civilization."— /V<«ai*/*i>. MAP OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES. A system of 11,462 miles of ^railway in the populous... | |
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Of all inventions, the alphabet and the printing press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilization of our species. 
