Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Title in the Series
- CHAPTER I Nature of the Argument
- CHAPTER II Argument in favour of Design from the changing of Laws in Natural Events
- CHAPTER III Argument to show that the Doctrines in the preceding Chapter do not lead to Fatalism
- CHAPTER IV On the Account of the Creation, in the First Chapter of Genesis
- CHAPTER V Further View of the same Subject
- CHAPTER VI Of the Desire of Immortality
- CHAPTER VII On Time
- CHAPTER VIII Argument from Laws intermitting—on the Nature of Miracles
- CHAPTER IX On the permanent Impression of our Words and Actions on the Globe we inhabit
- CHAPTER X On Hume's Argument against Miracles
- CHAPTER XI À priori Argument in favour of the Occurrence of Miracles
- CHAPTER XII Thoughts on the Nature of Future Punishments
- CHAPTER XIII Reflections on Free Will
- CHAPTER XIV Thoughts on the Origin of Evil
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX
- NOTE A On the great Law which regulates Matter
- NOTE B On the Calculating Engine
- NOTE C Extract from the Theory of Probabilities of La Place
- NOTE D Note to Chap. VIII. on Miracles
- NOTE E Note to Chap. X. on Hume's Argument against Miracles
- NOTE F On the Consequences of Central Heat
- NOTE G On the Action of Existing Causes in producing Elevations and Subsidences in Portions of the Earth's Surface
- NOTE H Tables showing the Expansion of Beds of Granite variously heated
- NOTE I Extracts from Letters of Sir John Herschel
- NOTE K On the Elevation of Beaches by Tides
- NOTE L On Ripple Mark
- NOTE M On the Age of Strata, as inferred from the Rings of Trees embedded in them
- NOTE N On a Method of multiplying Illustrations from Wood-Cuts
- CORRECTIONS
NOTE N - On a Method of multiplying Illustrations from Wood-Cuts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Title in the Series
- CHAPTER I Nature of the Argument
- CHAPTER II Argument in favour of Design from the changing of Laws in Natural Events
- CHAPTER III Argument to show that the Doctrines in the preceding Chapter do not lead to Fatalism
- CHAPTER IV On the Account of the Creation, in the First Chapter of Genesis
- CHAPTER V Further View of the same Subject
- CHAPTER VI Of the Desire of Immortality
- CHAPTER VII On Time
- CHAPTER VIII Argument from Laws intermitting—on the Nature of Miracles
- CHAPTER IX On the permanent Impression of our Words and Actions on the Globe we inhabit
- CHAPTER X On Hume's Argument against Miracles
- CHAPTER XI À priori Argument in favour of the Occurrence of Miracles
- CHAPTER XII Thoughts on the Nature of Future Punishments
- CHAPTER XIII Reflections on Free Will
- CHAPTER XIV Thoughts on the Origin of Evil
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX
- NOTE A On the great Law which regulates Matter
- NOTE B On the Calculating Engine
- NOTE C Extract from the Theory of Probabilities of La Place
- NOTE D Note to Chap. VIII. on Miracles
- NOTE E Note to Chap. X. on Hume's Argument against Miracles
- NOTE F On the Consequences of Central Heat
- NOTE G On the Action of Existing Causes in producing Elevations and Subsidences in Portions of the Earth's Surface
- NOTE H Tables showing the Expansion of Beds of Granite variously heated
- NOTE I Extracts from Letters of Sir John Herschel
- NOTE K On the Elevation of Beaches by Tides
- NOTE L On Ripple Mark
- NOTE M On the Age of Strata, as inferred from the Rings of Trees embedded in them
- NOTE N On a Method of multiplying Illustrations from Wood-Cuts
- CORRECTIONS
Summary
Finding the number of wood-cuts necessary to explain the parts of the Calculating Engine considerable, and the expense great, it appeared to me that the method of copying by casting might, perhaps, be employed for the purpose of diminishing the evil.
The plan which occurred to me was, to make a drawing of that portion of the mechanism required to be explained, which should contain every part necessary for its action, and, in some cases, even the framework requisite for its support. Such a drawing would be far too complicated for the ordinary reader, and might appear confusion even to the contriver of the machine. This drawing was then to be sent to the wood-cutter to be engraved, and on its return, it was to be sent to the stereotype founder, for the purpose of having any number of fac-similes made in type-metal. Now, each of these plates would, like the original wood-cut, express the drawing in relief, and, by cutting away any line in the plate, that line would be removed in the impression.
The first thing to be done was, to remove from one of these stereotype plates every line, except those which formed the framing of the mechanism. The next step was, to remove from another of those plates all the framing, and every other line, except those which represented two or three of the principal wheels and levers.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise , pp. 235 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1837