 ... length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from my eye, in order to take their apparent distances from one another; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by...  Temporis calendarium; or An almanack - Página 31por William Rogerson - 1828 - 1848 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 420 páginas
...a blanket about me ; lay down on my back, and stretched a thread with small beads upon it, at arms' length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the...their apparent distances from one another; and then having a candle by me, and laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads,... | |
 | 1883 - 854 páginas
...lay down on my back, and stretched a thread with small beads upon it at arm's length between my eyes and the stars, sliding the beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from my eyes, in order to take their apparent distances from each other ; and then laying the thread down on... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 264 páginas
...with a blanket over me, lay down on my back, and stretched a small thread, with small beads upon it, at arm's length, between my eye and the stars, sliding...such and such stars from my eye, in order to take the apparent distances from one another ; and then laying the thread down on a paper, 1 marked the... | |
 | 1830 - 312 páginas
...field with a blanket about me ; lay down on my back, and stretched a thread with small beads upon it, at arm's length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding...from one another; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having... | |
 | First steps - 1828 - 456 páginas
...blanket about me ; lay down on my back, and stretched a thread vvitli small beads upon it, at arms length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the...from one another ; and then laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads according to their respective positions, having... | |
 | George Whitefield - 1830 - 314 páginas
...field with a blanket about me; lay down on my back, and stretched a thread with small beads upon it, at arm's length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding...from one another ; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 páginas
...heavenly bodies. " I used to stretch," says he, " a thread with small beads on it, at arms-length, between my eye and the stars; sliding the beads upon...from one another ; and then laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads." " My master," he adds, "at first laughed at me;... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 páginas
...heavenly bodies. " I used to stretch," says he, " a thread with small beads on it, at arms-length, between my eye and the stars; sliding the beads upon...from one another ; and then laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads." " |VIy master," he adds, "at first laughed at... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1834 - 450 páginas
...observations on the heavenly bodies. " I used to stretch," says he, " a thread with small beads on it, at arms length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the...from one another ; and then laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads." " My master," he adds, " at first laughed at... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 336 páginas
...heavenly bodies. " I used to stretch," says he, " a thread with small beads on it, at arms-length, between my eye and the stars; sliding the beads upon...apparent distances from one another ; and then laying a thread down on the paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads. My master at first laughed at... | |
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