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" Epsom Downs, and observing a large prospect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a new kind of seeing. "
Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ... - Page 256
by Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 700 pages
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The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700 ...

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1734 - 552 pages
...Difappointment. A Year after firft feeing, being carried upon Epfom Downs, and obfervinga large Profpect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a new Kind of feeing. And now being lately couched of his other Eye, he fays, that Objects at firft appeared large...
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A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Viz. A Popular, a ..., Volume 1

Robert Smith - 1738 - 402 pages
...difappointment. A year after his firft feeing, being carried upon Epfom. Downs, and obferving a large profpect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a new kind of feeing. And now being lately couched of his other eye, he fays,, that objects at firft appeared large...
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Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pages
...Chefelden, " the young gen•" tleman being carried upon Epfom-downs, and obferving a large ** profpect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a ** new; kind of feeing." He had now, it is evident, come to under-, ftand completely the language of Vifion. The vifible...
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An Inquiry Into the Human Mind: On the Principles of Common Sense

Thomas Reid - 1810 - 502 pages
...that he saw objects single from the time he began to see with both eyes. Mr CHESELDEN'S words are : " And now being lately *'• couched of his other eye, he says, that ob" jects, " jects, at first appeared large to this eye, but " not so large as they did at first to...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 3

John Walker - 1811 - 574 pages
...would be so grieved that he could not forbear crying at his disappointment. A year after first seeing, being carried upon Epsom Downs, and observing a large...objects at first appeared large to this eye, but not so larg« as they did at first to the other; and, looking upon the same object with both eyes, he thought...
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 3

John Walker - 1814 - 566 pages
...would be so grieved that he could not forbear crying at his disappointment. A year after first seeing, being carried upon Epsom Downs, and observing a large...seeing. And now, being lately couched of his other eye, lie says the objects at first appeared large to this eye, but not so large as they did at first to...
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Vulgar Errors, Ancient and Modern, Attributed as Imports to the Proper Names ...

Gilbert Dyer - 1816 - 440 pages
...difappointment. A year after firft feeing, being arrived upon Epfom Downs, and obferving a large profpect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a new kind of feeing. And now, being lately couched of his other eye, he fays, thatobjects appeared at firft large...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian

Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 pages
...be so grieved that he could not forbear crying at his disappointment. " A year after first seeing, being carried upon Epsom Downs, and observing a large...he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it * new kind of seeing. And now, being lately couched of his other eye, he says that objects at first...
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The Works of Thomas Reid; with an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1

Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...single from the time he began to see with both eyes. Mr. Cheselden''s words arc : " And now being latelv couched of his other eye. he says, that objects at first appeared large to his eye, but not so large as they did at first to the other ; and looking upon the same object with...
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The London Magazine, Volume 10

1824 - 666 pages
...called it a new kind of seeing. He was afterwards couched of the other eye, and found that objects appeared large to this eye, but not so large as they did at first to the other: looking upon the same object with both eyes, he thought it appeared about twice as large as to the...
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