Earliest

Examples

• The second book begins with an account of different philosophic al views concerning the origin of matter, and a discussion of the earliest dwellings of man. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Among the earliest fire-arms of this period one was invented which was a breech-loader and revolver. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Egyptians were the earliest and greatest agriculturists, and from them the art was learned by the Greeks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Haak from the German Palatinate was one of the earliest Fellows of the Society, and is even credited by Wallis wit h being the first to suggest the meetings of 1645. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I have come hither, Rebecca insisted, with a stamp of her foot, to say farewell to my dearest and earliest friend. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Inform me at the earliest practicable day of the time when you will embark, and such plans as may then be matured. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The earliest rival of the Remington was the Caligraph, made by the American Writing Machine Co. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• For instance, in the very earliest days of electric lighting, the safe insulation of two bare wires fastened together was a serious problem that was solved by him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The passengers do not turn out at unseasonable hours, as they used to, to get the earliest possible glimpse of strange foreign cities. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Long ago, when he had been famous among his earliest competitors as a youth of great promise, he had followed his father to the grave. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• A better army, man for man, probably never faced an enemy than the one commanded by General Taylor in the earliest two engagements of the Mexican war. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The Earliest Hunters. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The earliest ships on the sea were either Sumerian or Hamitic; the Semitic peoples followed close upon these pioneers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The earliest accounts of the social life of Rome give us a picture of a very primitive Aryan community. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The use of this agency is still in its earliest youth, but it has already done so much that it is impossible to say to what a stature it may grow. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• This is probably the earliest known vase bearing a Greek inscription. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The screw press was the earliest form of machine used, and then came the hydraulic press. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The earliest, most successful demonstrations of screw propellers and paddle wheels in steam vessels in the century were the construction and use of a boat with twin screws by Col. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• From the first pages of history we find that the reaping hook or sickle is the earliest tool for harvesting grain of which we have record. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Of the former methods, when gold was found loose in sand or gravel, washing was the earliest and most universally practised, and was called panning. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The earliest way to get upward from the ground was that adopted by climbing animals in clambering up tree trunks, and by man himself in shinning up trees by aid of his arms and legs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In automobiles of the explosive gas type probably the earliest example is found in the British patent to Pinkus, No. 8,207, of 1839. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The earliest applications in this century of steam power were in the line of road engines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Says you, Joseph, I have this day seen my earliest benefactor and the founder of my fortun's. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Indeed, the earliest entry of this discovery in the laboratory note-book bore that caption. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Among the earliest of Edison's dynamo experiments were those relating to the core of the armature. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The Windhausen machine was one of the earliest applications for _cooling_ and _ventilating_ ships. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It will be noticed that in this earliest process pure carbon was used as a fuel, and a blast of air to keep the fire at a great heat was employed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The revolution called Marat to politics, and his earliest contributions to the great discussion were fine and sane. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• You shall have it on the earliest possible day, I answered. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

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