 ... a soldier, who was seen through it, appeared like, an army of pigmies: for while it multiplied, it also diminished the object; the arch of a bridge exhibited a spectacle more magnificent than human skill could perform; the flame of a candle seemed...  A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature - Page 70by Oliver Goldsmith - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1793 - 418 pages
...and nothing, he fays, could exceed the ftrar.genefs of its reprefentations : a foldjer, who was feen through it, appeared like an army of pigmies ; for while it multiplied, it alfo diminifhed the object : the arch of a bridge ex» hibited a fpectacle more magnificent than human... | |
 | A.P. Beresford, Alexander Dedekind, Andrew Jameson, Auguste de Saint-Hilaire, Benjamin Kidd, Bouffier de Sauvages, Charles Bucke, Edward Latham Ormerod, Esq. Thomas Hale, George Hubbard, Harry Wallis Kew, Herbert S. Shorthouse, I. Hopkins, James Caldwell, James Cavanah Murphy, Lippi, M.M.M., T. Slevan, Thorsley, Travers James Briant, William Carr, William Dunbar, William Hyde Wollaston - 1820 - 474 pages
...genus Pulex — so as to see objects through it under the microscope. " A soldier who was thus seen, appeared like an army of pigmies ; for while it multiplied,...spectacle more magnificent than human skill could perform ; and the flame of a candle seemed the illumination of thousands of lamps." Although Cheshire, in his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 440 pages
...clearness, but view every object multiplied in a surprising manner. Puget adapted the cornea of a flea in such a position, as to see objects through it by...illumination. It still, however, remains a doubt, whether the insect sees objects singly, as with one eye, or whether every facet is itself a complete... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 pages
...eye of the Butterfly, and of most other insects, entirely correspond; and Leuwenhoek pretends that there are above six thousand facets on the cornea...illumination. It still, however, remains a doubt, whether the insect sees objects singly, as with one eye, or whether every facet is itself a complete... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 402 pages
...multiplied in a surprising manner. Pug et adapted the cornea of a fly in such a position as to Bee objects through it by the means of a microscope ;...illumination. It still, however, remains a doubt, whether the insect sees objects singly, as with one eye, or whether every facet is itself- a complete... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...objects through it by means of a microscope, and nothing could exceed the singularity of the exhibition. "A soldier, who was seen through it, appeared like...spectacle more magnificent than human skill could perform; and the flame of a candle seemed the illumination of thousands of lamps*." Leeuwenhoeck, in the same... | |
 | 1835 - 480 pages
...position, as to see objects through it ; and nothing could exceed the singularity of the exhibition. " A soldier, who was seen through it, appeared like...spectacle more magnificent than human skill could perform ; and the flame of a candle seemed the illumination of thousands of lamps." Leeuwenhoeck, in the same... | |
 | John Wesley - 1836 - 458 pages
...surprising manner. Puget adapted the cornea of a fly in such a position as to see objects through it by means of a microscope ; and nothing could exceed the...while it multiplied, it also diminished the object. It still, however, remains a doubt, whether the insect sees objects singly, as with one eye; or whether... | |
 | History - 1839 - 286 pages
...flea in such a position as to see objects through it; and very singular was the exhibition. A soldier appeared like an army of pigmies ; for while it multiplied...it also diminished the object: the arch of a bridge presented a spectacle more magnificent than could be made by human skill, and the flame of a candle... | |
 | 1849 - 396 pages
...through it by means of a microscope. A eoldier thus seen through it appeared like an army of pygmies ; for while it multiplied, it also diminished the object....more magnificent than human skill could perform. The flawe of a candle seemed a beautiful illumination. It still remains a doubt, however, whether the insect... | |
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