I witnessed this phenomenon by myself, I should have been disposed to receive with caution the evidence even of my own senses, as to this last fact; but the appearance conveying precisely the same idea to three... Elements of Meteorology - Pagina 234di John Brocklesby - 1862Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1826 - 722 pagine
...Sherer and Ross, and myaelf, were admiring the extreme beauty of this phenomenon from the Obaervatory, we all simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise...bright ray of the Aurora shoot suddenly downward from tke general mass of light, and between us and toe land, which was there distant only three thousand... | |
| 1826 - 570 pagine
...Sherer and Ross and myself, were admiring the extreme beauty of this phenomenon from the observatory, we all simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise at seeing a bright ray of tbe Aurora shoot suddenly downward from the general mass of light, and between us and the land, which... | |
| 1827 - 442 pagine
...clouds of smoke. While Captain Parry and Lieutenants Sherer and Iloss were admiring the phenomenon, they simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise...downward from the general mass of light, AND BETWEEN THEM AND THE LAND, which was then distant only three thousand yards. This we conceive to be one of... | |
| Sir William Edward Parry - 1828 - 350 pagine
...Sherer and Ross, and myself, were admiring the extreme beauty of this phenomenon from the observatory, we all simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise...Aurora shoot suddenly downward from the general mass of light,a«<2 between us and the land, which was there distant only three thousand yards. Had I witnessed... | |
| 1834 - 896 pagine
...Lieutenants Schener and Ross, and Capt. Parry, were admiring the extreme beauty of a polar light, they all simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise...downward from the general mass of light, and between them and the land, which was only 3OOO yards distant. The ray or beam of the polar light thus passed... | |
| Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pagine
...rolling over cloud. While we were admiring the extreme beauty of tiiis phenomenon from the observatory, we all simultaneously uttered an exclamation of surprise,...suddenly downward from the general mass of light, an4 between ut anil the land, which was then distant only three thousand yards. II I been the sole... | |
| Edward Parry (bp. of Dover) - 1857 - 398 pagine
..."while Lieutenants Sherer and Ross, and myself, were admiring the extreme beauty of this phenomenon, we all, simultaneously, uttered an exclamation of...suddenly downward from the general mass of light, between us and the land, which was distant only three hundred yards. Had I witnessed the phenomenon... | |
| Edward Parry (bp. of Dover) - 1857 - 428 pagine
...while Lieutenants Sherer and Ross, and myself were admiring the extreme beauty of this phenomenon, we all, simultaneously, uttered an exclamation of...suddenly downward from the general mass of light, between us and the land, which was distant only three hundred yards. Had I witnessed the phaenomenon... | |
| Alexander Buchan - 1867 - 204 pagine
...have been seen near the earth, the one thus described by Captain Parry is the most remarkable : — " While Lieutenants Sherer, Ross, and myself were admiring...exclamation of surprise, at seeing a bright ray of aurora shoot suddenly downward from the general mass of light, and between us and the land, which was... | |
| Alexander Buchan - 1868 - 408 pagine
...one thus described by Captain Parry is the most remarkable : — " While Lieutenants Sherer, Eoss, and myself were admiring the extreme beauty of the...exclamation of surprise at seeing a bright ray of aurora shoot suddenly downward from the general mass of light, and between us and the land, which was... | |
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