| 单词 | personal equation |
| 例句 | Survival and success reside on one side of your personal equation — healing is on the other. Perspective | Ask Amy: Trauma survivor faces more challenges 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Cox’s veto of the bill reflected varied political and personal equations in a state still receptive to a moderate brand of Republicanism exemplified by Senator Mitt Romney, local political figures and analysts said. Utah Governor Vetoes Transgender-Athlete Bill 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Fragility never seemed remotely part of Banks’s personal equation until October 1972 when his Ford Consul collided head-on with a van at a sharp bend following afternoon physiotherapy on a shoulder injury. Razor sharp and revolutionary – Gordon Banks's historic save at 50 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z In the latter the personal equation, the skill and the loving, workmanlike fidelity of the individual toiler to his task impart a quality which dead mechanism can neither create nor supersede. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z The personal equation is apt to be decisive in South America. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Well, since it's difficult to keep the personal equation out, I suppose dancing and sailing about these islands on board the Estremedura is rather a wasteful life. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Indeed, it is evident that the personal equation must largely determine what any writer's conception of the Middle Ages is. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z There is, however, the personal equation to be taken into account. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z One must not forget the personal equation which enters into even accurate instrumental recording in medicine and surgery. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z In order that the personal equation may be allowed for, the present writer begs to affirm that he writes as a sympathetic student though not an adherent. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z This is clearly brought out in contrast to non-scientific investigation, where personal equation counts for a great deal more. The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey 2011-09-29T02:00:12.190Z Experiments at the Geodetic Institute and Central Bureau at Potsdam in 1891 gave the following personal equations in the case of four observers:— Older Procedure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z It was the personal equation as supplied by her that made the thing impossible. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z The personal equation must always be taken into account in dealing with either; excellent sportsmen of equal experience give conflicting accounts of the performances of the two types. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z If you have been doing your best to shoot well, and after some years still fail, endeavour to discover your “personal equation,” and by correcting that you may succeed much better. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z But I fear me greatly that this is idle; it is but the setting up of one personal equation over against another. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The fact is that, with Dean Hole as with many others, the personal equation is operative. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z A word just here, preliminary to this interview, concerning the personal equation of Aguinaldo, would seem to be advisable. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z It must be the physician's business to find out in each individual case, according to his own personal equation, just how he may be able to use at least some of it. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z So absorbed was he, indeed, in his ideals and enthusiasms, that the "personal equation" had become very insignificant. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z Just as in scientific observation there is a personal equation, so in the conduct of life there is a personal limitation. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z That was simply an acknowledgment of her complete effacement of the personal equation. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z In an analysis of this character the personal equation must have a secondary place. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Often comparisons were made between only two blocks, and no allowance was made for varying factors, such as initial differences in yielding capacities of the trees, soil conditions, or the personal equation of the tappers. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Her husband had the wisdom to recognise that; although his own happiness was at stake, the matter was beyond the restricted sphere of the personal equation. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The personal equation in that look silenced and startled Mrs. Crump. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z In any consideration of oratory one must constantly bear in mind, of course, the importance of the spoken word and the personal equation. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z The relation between teachers and scholars is personal rather than official; and on both sides the personal equation often complicates the problem. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z It is fully recognised, both by advocates and opponents of payment by result, that the personal equation of the tapper is a very important factor. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Alex was told to look after her, and went to the task with a certain na�ve eagerness, that she always brought to bear upon any personal equation. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Every investigator necessarily has his personal equation or point of view. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z For there is always the personal equation to be studied in a matter of this kind, and Elderkin had given much thought to the members of his crew. Beggars on Horseback Certain psychological problems belong to the problems of other sciences, as, for example, that of the personal equation belongs to astronomy or that of color vision to the theory of light. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The librarian's personal equation is not to be the standard, but the foundation principles of morality, truth, and sound sense must guide him. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses But there are also certain errors of a systematic character similar to those denoted by the term “personal equation,” which has found its way into other walks of life.Personal equation. Astronomical Discovery In the creation of the gentleman as well as of the thinker, the personal equation counts. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College Only through the lapse of time is the personal equation eliminated from the estimate of an author's relative proportion to the aggregate of his country's genius. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series His method, though suggestive of scientific criticism, is largely influenced by the personal equation. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series But immediately we do this, another factor known as the personal equation calls for cards, and from then on insists upon sitting in the game. The Blue Goose The troubles from “personal equation” have been much diminished by the photographic method, and certain peculiarities of the former method have been clearly exhibited by the comparison. Astronomical Discovery The personal factor, the personal equation counts immensely. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College Leaving out the personal equation, the older and more experienced woman is better fitted to get along peaceably with a man than the young girl who has her wisdom yet to acquire. Threads of Grey and Gold The source of error in human logic is what the philosophers call the ‘personal equation.’ Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 In its milder forms, the fallacy is now known by every one as the "personal equation"; in its pronounced, abnormal manifestations it is known by the psychoanalysts as "transference." The Philosophy of Spinoza For instance, it has gradually become clear that with eye observations personal equation is not a constant quantity, but is different for stars of different brightness. Astronomical Discovery She was disappointed that the personal equation had had so little prominence. The Missourian If conscientious, he may even undertake marriage in order to study the feminine personal equations at close range. Threads of Grey and Gold My machine eliminated the personal equation; it proceeded from cause to effect, from premise to conclusion, with steady precision. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 Good photographs would be of service in eliminating the inconvenient personal equation always present in the delineation of such subjects. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The trouble could not be connected with personal equation, the anomalies remaining when the observations of the four observers who took part were separately treated. Astronomical Discovery In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton's intelligence being quite first rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly They show the influence of principles, when personal equation is eliminated. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Perhaps "the personal equation" enters equally into the conclusions of those who assign a very late origin to the liturgies, pushing them along as far as the sixth or seventh century. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer It helps us to make allowances for the inevitable angle of nationality, the equally inevitable personal equation. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures With me the personal equation always looms big, and of course he was quite right in saying that it's likely to get you all gummed up. The Million-Dollar Suitcase The 'personal equation' is, in the ballad, a quantity at once immense and unknown. The Balladists Famous Scots Series The personal equation of the teacher counts for more, it is both easier and more tempting to inject social theories, not yet tested by current facts, than in science. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College For the time the personal equation was eliminated; the man weighed the evidence as impartially as though he were deciding the fate of another. A Breath of Prairie and other stories I am afraid that it sounds somewhat of a heresy to speak of great players and teachers having "bad habits"; the expression is, perhaps, rather strong, but what I refer to is the "personal equation." The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. We found that the personal equation enters very largely into any dealings with a Mongol. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' All the elements in his personal equation that give him a distinct meaning in the life of the city are given to him by his membership in the one group or the other. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Each observer went out ticketed with his "personal equation," his senses drilled into a species of martial discipline, his powers absorbed, so far as possible, in the action of a cosmopolitan observing machine. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition In politics it is necessary to consider the personal equation. A Modern Mercenary The personal equation evidently enters into the matter. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Our one object of universal reverence and respect was the personal equation. The Message I want to teach them the value of knowledge of the personal equation and how to apply that knowledge effectively. Skinner's Dress Suit In fields like these, where the personal equation of humanity plays a controlling part, it is absurd to attempt to argue as if we were dealing with a mathematical formula. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 He saw the world always in the personal equation. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel You ought to know by this time that the personal equation counts for something in this old-fashioned island of yours. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 And to be taken into the magic circle was to be given freely of that personal equation which made his plays so personal. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame Also it was inevitable that these dreams should eventually link up with the personal equation. The Yellow Horde The magnitude of the sound-area depends, even more than that of the disturbed area, on the personal equation of the observers. A Study of Recent Earthquakes There is a large personal equation operative in this direction. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship I, who was able to watch the efforts, had no hesitation in inferring that the personal equation counted for success in the one and failure in the other instance. Third class in Indian railways No play of his was ever wholly worthless, because of that personal equation which lent youth and spontaneity to much of his dialogue. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame We know that an observer of nature always has to know his own personal equation. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals She perceived this continued and must continue, since it was the fine flower of her nature, the unit of her personal equation, the realisation of the eternal purpose concerning her of Almighty God. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Above and beyond all these considerations, the personal equation comes in, sometimes very powerfully. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing In entering on his business life in New York, Champney Googe, like many another man, failed to take into account the "minus quantities" in his personal equation. Flamsted quarries In close cases, when advancing or declining to advance the partner's bid, the personal equation should be a most important, if not the deciding, factor. Auction of To-day Which of these reflect the inherent worth of the sample and which are related to technique, personal equation and methods of handling the sample? Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 Yes, it might be," smiled Sara; "it's a question in which you must consider the personal equation. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport The results of the new investigations were so novel that Professor Bose spent several years in perfecting automatic instruments which completely eliminated all personal equations. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches The sum of these minus quantities added to the total of temperamental characteristics and inherited traits left, unfortunately, in balancing the personal equation a minus quantity. Flamsted quarries Like most internal troubles in business organizations the personal equation entered into it. Deep Furrows With the X-Rays at his disposal he can quite eliminate the personal equation. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Naturally the working of these hospitals varied with the personal equation of the officer in charge of them, but as a whole the service has every reason to be proud of their success. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre He must at the outset remember and never afterward forget that so far as possible his work must be free from the personal equation. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece There is always a personal equation in all our judgments, so that we feel that they require to be amended by comparison with those of others. Friendship Such prejudices as our history has encouraged in us must be recognized, and computed in our personal equation. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History The personal equation is extremely powerful and persuasive. Quiet Talks on Power For this the personal equation is perhaps responsible: a West Sussex man, try as he will, cannot have the same enthusiasm for the other side of his county as for his own. Highways and Byways in Sussex The personal equation counts for its greatest influence in the real family group, of father, mother, and their children under eighteen years of age. The Family and it's Members There is a personal equation which must always be taken into account. Friendship Whatever personal equation may be involved in saying this, the point of view has some objective justification. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History It is part of the astronomer's "personal equation." The Story of the Mind With anywhere from thirty to sixty children to care for, it lacked the personal equation. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story This, of course, requires practice, and judgment, and brings in the personal equation. The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel These differences depend on the attitude of mind of the physician, and are largely the result of his own personal equation. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages A poem, like the Scriptures, is its own best interpreter; and there is always scope for the personal equation in judging literature, because criticism is empiricism in any case, being opinion set against opinion. A Hero and Some Other Folks For, through all Western civilisation, from the seventh century to the fourteenth, the personal equation was largely merged in the territorial. Mediaeval Socialism I assure you; most solemnly I assure you, that the personal equation does not, even in the vaguest fashion, enter into my thoughts. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I That is, the personal equation is ever to be reckoned withal, and I have had my preferences, as those that went before me had theirs. Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys What You Can Do This brings us to the heart of the whole matter—the personal equation. Aliens or Americans? All hinged now on the personal equation of Cora Shelby, whose vagaries the old lady owned herself quite unable to forecast. The Henchman There are far too many alternatives in the interpretation of the facts and, in general, the personal equation of the investigator colours the conclusions reached. Modern Religious Cults and Movements And it is needless to say that experience shows, even among well-informed and accurate reasoners, how large an allowance must thus be made for personal equations. A Candid Examination of Theism I represent the law here; the law at so early a stage as this considers no personal equation. Wolf Breed Other and better men have noted the damage that the personal equation does to music, and some of them have even sought ways out. Damn! A Book of Calumny The result was partly determined by this personal equation in an action in which the Macedonian was outgeneraled as well as outfought. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 There is an unescapable personal equation here which probably finally determines divergent attitudes. Modern Religious Cults and Movements In dealing with the Man�bo, as with all primitive peoples, the personal equation brings out more than anything else the good qualities that underlie his character. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Its purpose is to eliminate the personal equation and the human equation in statements of truth. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches The "personal equation" is in my own case somewhat too strong to leave me with a perfectly "dry light" in the matter. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Undoubtedly, of course, it is true that the personal equation, as always, made itself felt, but here as intensifying an evil which had its principal source elsewhere. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Small Extravagances The consolations of spinsterhood are mainly negative, but the minus sign has its proper place in the personal equation. The Spinster Book By so doing we may reach a rough average recollection which shall at least be free from any individual error corresponding to that of personal equation in perception. Illusions A Psychological Study Allowance has to be made too for the personal equation of the observer, which is by no means inconsiderable. Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia We have now discussed the significance and meaning of teaching, together with the consideration of the characteristics that constitute the personal equation of the teacher. Principles of Teaching On that hung an incident, which brought out the value of the personal equation in dealing with natives, whether in South Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. It is emotion which complicates the personal equation with radicals and quadratics, and life which proceeds upon predestined lines soon becomes monotonous and loses its charm. The Spinster Book It is a trite remark that there is a large individual factor, a considerable "personal equation," in matters of taste, as in other matters. Illusions A Psychological Study She was as much in love as he, and the strictly personal equation was as strong within her. A Man and a Woman It is important to remember that the "personal equation" counts for something in choosing a disinfectant, some substances suiting one person and some suiting others. Safe Marriage A Return to Sanity Beware of generalising too widely, and don't forget the personal equation. Austin and His Friends It is the common human emotion, the root of the personal equation, the battling residuum in the last analysis of social chemistry. The Spinster Book There is a "personal equation" in perception as in belief—an amount of erroneous deviation from the common average view of external things, which is the outcome of individual temperament and habits of mind. Illusions A Psychological Study It was all very well to laugh; but some of us, our personal equation quite apart, could not help feeling that the joke was of a precarious quality, that the situation held tragic possibilities. Grey Roses This time is called his personal equation, and is subtracted from all of his observations in order to get at the true time; so willing are men to be exact about material matters. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work He has already discovered that modern piano playing requires a perfect technic, together with the personal equation of vigorous health, serious purpose and many-sided mentality. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers It must, however, be recognized at the outset that few hard-and-fast lines between these groups can be drawn, and that "the personal equation" is as important a factor here as in most personal questions. Vocational Guidance for Girls This great difference in the estimation of the hereditary influence is due to the personal equation of the statistician, and the care with which other factors are eliminated. Disease and Its Causes Yet all such methods can show only actual movements in the market, and cannot allow the prospects of future development to be determined, simply because they cannot take into account the personal equations. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency "Then, since we're on the personal equation, the difference is where?" The Cab of the Sleeping Horse Nevertheless, it proved to be a very human world, a world in which the personal equation counted. Your United States Impressions of a first visit The personal equation cannot easily be eliminated; we may be duped by our hopes or deceived by our fears. The Unity of Civilization In everything Froude wrote, though least of all in his History, allowance has to be made for the personal equation. The Life of Froude Still I admit friendly regard—and this is why I suggested your dropping in—by introducing the personal equation, makes one nervous. Unleavened Bread Elfrida Bell believed that something other than cleverness entered into her personal equation. A Daughter of To-Day If Mr. HENLEY, or anybody else who happens to possess a personal equation, will point out to me the heroic quality in these poems, I shall feel deeply grateful. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 30, 1892 In the case of the traveler, as of the astronomer, a certain allowance, known as the personal equation, has to be made in receiving the accounts of his observations. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 Judge Pitman also argues that the jury can eliminate "the personal equation" better than the judge. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 3, December, 1884 In these soldiers three we recognize something very much akin to ourselves, for the thing that holds no relationship to us does not interest us—we can not leave the personal equation out. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women One of these was that, with all the expert mechanism that science and invention had supplied, the personal equation of the man could not be eliminated. In the Clutch of the War-God All about us we see this personal equation in the appreciation of literature. A Librarian's Open Shelf There is no more striking illustration of the power of the personal equation in the interpretation of history than that afforded by the conflicting opinions respecting the overthrow of monasticism in England. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries In the end, in the majority of cases the personal equation determines whether the negro stays or moves. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution Naturally we are here on ground where the personal equation influences judgment. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities The "personal equation" which differentiates two observers is not confined to the tower of the astronomer. Ralph Waldo Emerson The personal equation has an interesting way of raising moral issues. Analyzing Character There is a tendency we do know in isolated, individual creative effort, unless highly charged with creative impulse, to cultivate personal equations intensively, limit relationships, and circumscribe vision. Creative Impulse in Industry A Proposition for Educators You are like Sir Charles still; but I see something which is not him—the personal equation, I suppose, developing in you, the element which is individual, exclusively your own and yourself. Deadham Hard The personal equation is everything on the road, as elsewhere. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" His nature is a term in the process, and the question of imperfection or of error, known as the personal equation, arises. Heart of Man The personal equation is eternally throwing the burden of proof on the people it controls, and forever raising moral issues. Analyzing Character As people become inured to machine standards, they lose their sense of art values along with their joy in creative effort, their self regard as working men and their personal equation in industrial life. Creative Impulse in Industry A Proposition for Educators The personal equation is the all-important factor to be recognised; it is the connecting link which often unites apparently diverse phenomena, and explains what would otherwise appear to be irreconcilable. Giorgione So intent had I been upon this adventure, my mind concentrated on details, that the personal equation had been entirely forgotten. Love under Fire The personal equation was inevitable to the observer. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Naturally, choice of exact vocation offers an unusually wide field to the personal equation, especially when the analyst has no data, as in this case, in regard to early environment, education, training, residence, and opportunities. Analyzing Character With the beauty of the trees, the grass, the flowers, the vines, and all things natural, it possessed the added attractiveness of a certain personal equation. The Girl at Cobhurst What is called the personal equation holds the two scales of our minds painfully equal, and while we meditate perpetual peace we suddenly hear the trumpet blowing. Essays in Rebellion In this case the matter was simplified by Brunton's intelligence being quite first-rate, so that it was unnecessary to make any allowance for the personal equation, as the astronomers have dubbed it. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The "personal equation" is one of the most important factors in therapeutics, reminding us of the old rule, "Treat the patient, not the disease." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Thus the personal equation is glorified and mystified. Analyzing Character In this process nothing depended on the eyesight of the gunner; the personal equation was entirely eliminated. The Great War Syndicate You see, we must allow for the personal equation in all this. Captivating Mary Carstairs And then he remembered his promise, given before any personal equation had entered into the affair. The Price of Things We have made repeated attempts to utilize various systems of classification which involve free play of personal equation in their application. A Study of Association in Insanity But the plutocratic civilization is much better than it should logically be, bad as it is; for the personal equation constantly modifies it, and renders it far less dreadful than you would reasonably expect. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance Also he assured himself that the personal equation as between two lovers of one and the same woman was entirely eliminated. A Fool for Love And as for the human, personal equation, I can vouch for that myself!” Darkness and Dawn In mundane matters, where the personal equation dominates, their judgment is apt to be turbid and perverse; but as one rises into questions of pure intelligence, it becomes serenely impartial. Old Calabria You will readily see," the doctor went on, "how this analysis of the product of industry must needs tend to minimize the importance of the personal equation of performance as between individual workers. Equality Little pettifogging personal equations and jobs occupy the whole of their time, except when they are engaged upon the congenial task of trying to thwart the Supreme Governor. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia "Mr. Grimm was speaking of the personal equation," he remarked pointedly. Elusive Isabel The personal equation is always a prominent factor in human ambitions, and nowhere was it more emphatically dominant than in the mutual jealousies of the men of Florence. The Tragedies of the Medici From the clock errors, I have deduced the personal equations of the observers in our usual way…. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy It came as all truth does, through a clouded and unclean medium: and any judgment of the story itself must be based upon a knowledge of the personal equation of the Ruin who told it. Adventures in Contentment When astronomers compare observations made by different persons, they cannot neglect the constitutional peculiarities of the individuals, and there enters into these computations a quantity called 'personal equation.' Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals Like Napoleon, he also possessed that personal equation of absolute popularity with his soldiers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) The Captain, unaware of the personal equation that was obsessing me before giving my word, evidently thought that his financial inducements were not alluring enough. The Secrets of the German War Office The first book is, to some extent, a contribution to musical history, though its strong personal equation and its effort to be entertaining mar its value and influence. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time The personal equation appeared no more offensively than it does in a page of typewriting in his work. Ranson's Folly That is quite sufficient in regard to the personal equation. The Inhumanity of Socialism She was aware how much in all these matters the personal equation counted. At the Villa Rose A semi-personal knowledge of the foibles and characteristics of his customers without doubt gives him an advantage over a rival concern, neglecting the personal equation being really more important than is generally understood. The Secrets of the German War Office An Irish Parliament, consisting solely of landlords and their nominees, legislated as men do when the personal equation is allowed to pass unchecked. Such Is Life Boxers, fencers, players at the Italian game of morn, "prestidigitators," and all who depend for their success on rapidity of motion, know what differences there are in the personal equation of movement. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 His neighbors accordingly require him, at his proper peril, to come up to their standard, and the courts which they establish decline to take his personal equation into account. The Common Law It was the personal equation on which she was used to rely. At the Villa Rose It was with James a purely personal equation. The Vision Splendid Thus it was found that different persons vary in the rate of their central nervous activity—which explained the "personal equation" that the astronomer Bessel had noted a half-century before. A History of Science — Volume 4 Arguments based chiefly on style overlook the large personal equation in all writing. Study of the King James Bible It is the personal equation, the star, who appeals to the public's imagination. The Art of Lawn Tennis A man's personal equation, as astronomers call the effect of his individuality, is kin, for all its complexity, to those simple algebraical problems which so puzzled us at school. The Soul of the Far East And, as usual, you are forgetting the personal equation. The Riverman It is in this phase of the game that the personal equation reaches its crest of importance. The Art of Lawn Tennis The personal equation is the basis of tennis success. The Art of Lawn Tennis |
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