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Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy - Page 51
1829
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The Spirit Land

Samuel Bulfinch Emmons - 1857 - 302 pages
...when below the horizon, from the inverted image of it which appeared in the air. " It was," says he, " so well defined, that I could distinguish, by a telescope,...Fame, — which it afterwards proved to be — though on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position, at the time, gave our distance...
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The Manchester iris, Volume 2

1823 - 450 pages
...extremely well defined, that when eiamined witb a telescope by Dollood, I oould distinguish every bail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular...Fame, which it afterwards proved to be • — though, OB comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance...
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The Eclectic Review, Volume 20

1823 - 614 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with- a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general •« rig of the ship," and...Fame, which it afterwards proved to be ; — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 20

1823 - 610 pages
...It was so extremely well denned, that when examined with a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general •' rig of the ship," and...Fame, which it afterwards proved to be ; — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance...
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The Leeds Correspondent: A Literary, Mathematical, and ..., Volume 5

1823 - 272 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general 'rig of the ship,' and its...pronounced it to be my Father's ship, the Fame, which it afterrtards proved to be ; — though on comparing notes with my Father, I found that our relative...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 21

1823 - 704 pages
...telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its par. ticular character ; insomuch that I confidently pronounced...the Fame, which it afterwards proved to be ; though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance...
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The Monitor, Volume 1

1823 - 438 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its particular character; insomueh that 1 confidently pronouneed it to be my father's ship, the Fame, whieli it nftenvards provd...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1824 - 570 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its...father's ship, the Fame, which it afterwards proved to he; — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time gave...
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 1

Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1825 - 508 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with a telfscope by Do.land, I could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship/» and its...the Fame which it afterwards proved to be ; though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position at the time, gave our distance...
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The Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts, Volume 1

1824 - 628 pages
...was so extremely well defined, that when examined with a telescope by Dollond, I could distinguish every sail, the general " rig of the ship," and its...Fame, which it afterwards proved to be ; — though, on comparing notes with my Father, I found that our relative position at the time gave our distance...
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