the albatross wheels in circles round and round, and forever round the ship — now far behind, now sweeping past in a long, rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort : watch as closely as you will, you rarely... The Scientific Monthly - Page 495edited by - 1922Full view - About this book
| James Anthony Froude - 1886 - 436 pages
...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. Given a power of resistance to the air, and the air itself will do the rest, just as a kite flies;... | |
| James Anthony Froude - 1887 - 368 pages
...between the waves, and catch him again as he rises over the crest; but how he rises and whence conies the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable; he...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. Given a power of resistance to the air, and the air itself will do the rest, just as a kite flies;... | |
| Alfred Newton - 1893 - 610 pages
...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort ; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. " this pressure of the air against his wings with the force of gravity, and by using his head and tail... | |
| 1894 - 642 pages
...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...angle, one to the sky, the other to the water.' " The mode in which the ' sailing ' of the albatross is effected has been much discussed, but there can be... | |
| 1908 - 314 pages
...past in a long, rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." Professor Hutton, speaking with similar enthusiasm of the wonderful flight, gives us, however, another... | |
| Frederick William Lanchester - 1908 - 462 pages
...whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable ; he alters merely the angle at which his wings are inclined ; usually they are parallel to...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." No less vivid is the description of the flight of the condor, given by Darwin;2 the following extract... | |
| Frederick William Lanchester - 1909 - 462 pages
...whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable; he alters merely the angle at which his wings are inclined ; usually they are parallel to...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." No less vivid is the description of the flight of the condor, given by Darwin;' 2 the following extract... | |
| James Means - 1910 - 272 pages
...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." dwelt upon often enough, as has its capacity to perform these feats equally in a seeming calm or in... | |
| 1912 - 236 pages
...GROUND IN AN OPEN SITUATION. THEY ARE MOUNU-LIKE IN APPEARANCE AND HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THE TOP." point at an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." At nesting-time, which is early in the year, the albatross repairs to some isolated island such as... | |
| Royal Dixon - 1917 - 320 pages
...but how he rises and whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable. He merely alters the angle at which the wings are inclined; usually...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." Perhaps the commonest of all sea-aviators are the sea-swallows and terns. These daring little people... | |
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