 French coast, which is about 40 or 50 miles distant, as distinctly as through the best glasses. The sailors and fishermen could not at first be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but as the cliffs gradually appeared more elevated, they were...  A Treatise on Optics - Page 221by David Brewster - 1841 - 418 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...eastward, close to the water's edge, and conversing on the subject with the sailors and fishermen, they could not, at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradually appearing more elevated, and approachkig... | |
 | 1822 - 430 pages
...oastward, close to the water's edge, and conversing on the subject with the sailors and fishermen, they could not, at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradually appearing more elevated, and approaching... | |
 | 1823 - 442 pages
...eastward, close to the water's edge, and conversing on the subject with the sailors and fishermen, they could not, at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradually appearing more elevated, and approaching... | |
 | 1831 - 616 pages
...forty or titty miles die taut, as distinctly as throiiKh the best g lasses. Tbe sailor« and tuhermun could not at first be persuaded of the reality of...convinced, that they pointed out and named to Mr. 1-aihatn the different places they bad been accustomed to vibil : such aa the bay, the windmill at... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1831 - 658 pages
...forty or fifty miles di&tant, ae distinctly as through the best glasses. The tailors and u--l:tnn, n could not at first be persuaded of the reality of...appearance ; but as the cliffs gradually appeared mor** «leveled, they were so convinced, that they pointed out and named to .Mr. l.aih;nn the different... | |
 | Sir David Brewster - 1838 - 432 pages
...If a cause should exist, which is quite possible, which elongated the ship horizontally at the same time that it elongated it vertically, the effect would...persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but as the clifts gradually appeared more elevated, they were so convinced that they pointed out and named to... | |
 | 206 pages
...the shore eastward, by the waterside, conversing with the sailors and fishermen on the subject. They could not. at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradually appearing more elevated, and approaching... | |
 | 1873 - 744 pages
...Hastings, at five o'clock in the evening, Mr. Latham saw the French coast, which is some forty or fifty miles distant, as distinctly as through the best glasses....could not at first be persuaded of the reality of the phenomenon ; but as the cliffs gradually appeared more elevated, they pointed out and named to Mr.... | |
 | 1851 - 424 pages
...glasses. They appeared to be only a few miles off, and seemed to extend for some leagues along the coast. The sailors and fishermen could not, at first, be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but they soon became so thoroughly convinced, by the cliffs gradually appearing more elevated, and approaching... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1863 - 366 pages
...miles off. The sailors and fishermen, with whom Mr. Latham walked along the water's edge, could hardly at first be persuaded of the reality of the appearance ; but as the cliffs gradually became more elevated they were so convinced that they pointed out to Mr. Latham the different places... | |
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