 | Richard Vickerman Taylor - Yorkshire (England) - 1883 - 376 pages
...interview :—" Mr. Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet in Edinburgh; but, failing thereof, Napier was fearful he would not come. It happened one day, as John Marr and Lord Napier were speaking of Mr. Briggs, ' Ah, John,' said Napier, ' Mr. Briggs will not come !' At... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Science - 1886 - 884 pages
...appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh ; but failing thereof, the lord Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the lord Napier were speaking of Mr. Briggs: 'Ah John (said Marchiston), Mr. Briggs will not now come.' At the very moment... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 944 pages
...appobti a certain, day when to meet at Edinburgh: but failing thereof, the Lord Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Kamier were speaking of Mr Briggt ; 'All, John,' saith Marchiston, ' 11 r Briggs will not now come... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 946 pages
...appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinbnrgh ; but failing thereof, the Lord Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Xapier were speaking of Mr. Briggs ; 'Ah, John,' saith Marchiston, 'Mr. Briggs will not now cwne';... | |
 | James Joseph Sylvester - Mathematics - 1912 - 812 pages
...appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh; but failing thereof, the lord Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the lord Napier were speaking of Mr Briggs : ' Ah John (said Marchiston), Mr Briggs will not now come.' At the very moment... | |
 | Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow - Science - 1914 - 300 pages
...meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh ; but, failing thereof, Merchiston was fearful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Napier were speaking of Mr Briggs, ' Oh! John,' saith Merchiston, ' Mr Briggs will not come now '; at the very... | |
 | George Alexander Gibson - Logarithms - 1914 - 122 pages
...meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh ; but, failing thereof, Merchiston was fearful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Napier were speaking of Mr Briggs, ' Oh ! John,' saith Merchiston, ' Mr Briggs will not come now '; at the very... | |
 | American Mathematical Society - Mathematics - 1916 - 580 pages
...meet. Mr. Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh; but, failing thereof, Merchiston was fearful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Napier were speaking of Mr. Briggs, ' Oh! John,' saith Merchiston, ' Mr. Briggs will not come now ' ; at the very... | |
 | Henry John Stephen Smith, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher - Mathematics - 1894 - 846 pages
...appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh; but failing thereof, the lord Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the lord Napier were speaking of Mr Briggs : ' Ah John (said Marchiston), Mr Briggs will not now come.' At the very moment... | |
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Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the lord Napier were speaking of Mr. Briggs ; ' Ah, John,' said Marchiston, ' Mr. Briggs will not now come. 
