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American Watches.
[Jour. Frank. Inst.,
under discussion by some of our more brilliant and experienced minds. There are two methods of gaining knowledge. One by acquiring the laws and results of the experience of others, the other by acquiring the laws by our own experience. Both constitute the acquisition of principles or theory.: Both, have their uses. But it is a loss of time and it is at the expense of many failures and disappointments which do not contribute to real advance, if we arrive at the same principles by such failures that others h a v e reached before us, b y whose experience we might have profited. W h e n w e :ha~e acquired the 'knowledge of the w o r k that others have donee,we are prepared to make further progr~s, and if the difficulties and obstacles multiply we will be fairly equipped and fully encouraged to mee$ them. I f we then experience failures~ they will contribute to real advance instead of demonstrating a fact or law which ~had already been- acknowledged, and which it was within our power and province to know; Thus too will indorsement of, and investment of capital in, prime movers, advertised as realizing fabulous power be avoided, since Our knowledge of the taws of thermodynamics will hdve acquainted us with the principles of the conservation of energy, the impossibility of transgressing certain limits, and will~ therefore indicate or demonstrate the fidlacies of the projected scheme. In conclusion, I must say that I am aware that full justice has not been done to the theme under discussion, nor can, in my opinion, full justice be done to so grand a theme within the limits of a paper of this kind. A complete treatise would have to be written to demonstrate its true importance, and some work like that of Rankine is the best verification of the actual value of the science, and in its study does this value become,most potently apparent. But if I have been able to convince~say> one of you, heretsgfore uninterested, of the vitality of the study, I will feel amply compensated, and will offer no apology for m y enthusiasm in the cause.
& m e r i o a n W a t o h e s . - - T h e Waltham Watch Co. has received an order from the British government for 372 watches, to be distributed among the railroad officials in India. This being the third order t o the same company is a satisfactory evidence of the esteem in which the watches are held abroad. In each instance the British government advertised for proposals, and file American firm distanced all
competitors.--Fortschr, der Zeit.
C.
American Watches.
[Jour. Frank. Inst.,
under discussion by some of our more brilliant and experienced minds. There are two methods of gaining knowledge. One by acquiring the laws and results of the experience of others, the other by acquiring the laws by our own experience. Both constitute the acquisition of principles or theory.: Both, have their uses. But it is a loss of time and it is at the expense of many failures and disappointments which do not contribute to real advance, if we arrive at the same principles by such failures that others h a v e reached before us, b y whose experience we might have profited. W h e n w e :ha~e acquired the 'knowledge of the w o r k that others have donee,we are prepared to make further progr~s, and if the difficulties and obstacles multiply we will be fairly equipped and fully encouraged to mee$ them. I f we then experience failures~ they will contribute to real advance instead of demonstrating a fact or law which ~had already been- acknowledged, and which it was within our power and province to know; Thus too will indorsement of, and investment of capital in, prime movers, advertised as realizing fabulous power be avoided, since Our knowledge of the taws of thermodynamics will hdve acquainted us with the principles of the conservation of energy, the impossibility of transgressing certain limits, and will~ therefore indicate or demonstrate the fidlacies of the projected scheme. In conclusion, I must say that I am aware that full justice has not been done to the theme under discussion, nor can, in my opinion, full justice be done to so grand a theme within the limits of a paper of this kind. A complete treatise would have to be written to demonstrate its true importance, and some work like that of Rankine is the best verification of the actual value of the science, and in its study does this value become,most potently apparent. But if I have been able to convince~say> one of you, heretsgfore uninterested, of the vitality of the study, I will feel amply compensated, and will offer no apology for m y enthusiasm in the cause.
& m e r i o a n W a t o h e s . - - T h e Waltham Watch Co. has received an order from the British government for 372 watches, to be distributed among the railroad officials in India. This being the third order t o the same company is a satisfactory evidence of the esteem in which the watches are held abroad. In each instance the British government advertised for proposals, and file American firm distanced all
competitors.--Fortschr, der Zeit.
C.