| 1879 - 442 páginas
..."Royal Institution — what can I do?" "Do? put him to wash bottles, (in the laboratory), and if he is good for anything he will do it directly; if he refuses he is good for nothing." " No, no," said Davy, " we must try him with something better than that" Faraday, like an honest, industrious... | |
| Thomas Crampton - 1858 - 264 páginas
...friend, with the inquiry, "What shall I do?" "Do?" replied the friend, " put him to wash bottles : if he is good for anything, he will do it directly ; if he refuses, he is good for nothing." Davy acted on the advice. Faraday was taken as an assistant in the laboratory, and from washing bottles... | |
| 1868 - 1236 páginas
...employment at the Royal Institution. Whatcanldof' "Do?" replied Pepys; "put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything, he will do it directly; if he...capacity of philosophical assistant. On returning, ne was reengaged by the managers of the Royal Institution on the 15th of May, 1815. Here he made rapid... | |
| 1868 - 472 páginas
...employment at the Royal Institution, what can I do f ' Do,' replied Pepys, ' put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything, he will do it directly ; if...engaged him to assist in the Laboratory at weekly wages. " Davy held the joint office of Professor of Chemistry, and Director of the Laboratory ; he ultimately... | |
| John Tyndall - 1868 - 210 páginas
...the Eoyal Institution — what can I do ? " " Do ? " replied Pepys, " put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything he will do it directly, if he...engaged him to assist in the Laboratory at weekly wages. ' Davy held the joint office of Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Laboratory; he ultimately... | |
| Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1869 - 646 páginas
...at the lioyal Institution, whnt can I do?' • Do,' replied Pepys, ' put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything, he will do it directly ; if...better than that.' The result was, that Davy engaged hini to assist in the laboratory at rwekly wages. " Davy held tha joint office of Professor of Chemistry,... | |
| Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1869 - 636 páginas
...at the lloyal Institution, what can I do?' ' Do,' replied Pepys, ' put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything, he will do it directly ; if he refuses, he is good for nothing.' ' No, 110,' replied Davy; ' we must try him with something better than that.' The result was, that Davy engaged... | |
| James Parton - 1871 - 730 páginas
...the Royal Institution. What can I do ? " " Do ? " replied Pepys, " put him to wash bottles ; if he is good for anything, he will do it directly ; if...refuses, he is good for nothing." "No, no," replied Sir Humphrey, " we must try him with something better than that." So, a few weeks after, when a vacancy... | |
| Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London - 1871 - 434 páginas
...employment at the Eoyal Institution ; what can I do .<"' "Do" replied Pepys, "put him to wash bottles; if he is good for anything he will do it directly ; if he refuses it he is good for nothing." " No, no," replied Davy, " we must try him with something better than that."... | |
| John Hall Gladstone - 1872 - 244 páginas
...at the Royal Institution—what can I do ?" " Do?" replied Pepys; "put him to wash bottles : if he is good for anything, he will do it directly; if he...we must try him with something better than that." So Davy wrote a kind reply, and had an interview with the young man upon the subject; in which, however,... | |
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