 A bark about 4000 toises distant was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water an image of the sails, which, in place of following the direction of the bark, receded from it, and seemed...  A Treatise on Optics - Page 218by Sir David Brewster - 1847 - 95 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Science - 1820 - 494 pages
...the water, which, instead of following the direction of the bark, separated •from it, and appeared to approach Geneva by the right bank of the lake, — the image moving from east to west, while the bark moved from north to south. When the image separated from the... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1831 - 532 pages
...distant, was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment, there wns seen above the water, an image of the sails, which,...by the right bank of the lake : the image sailing Irom east to west, while the bark was sailing from north to south. The image was of the same size as... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1831 - 508 pages
...same moment, there was seen above the water, au Image of the sails, which, in place of following thu direction of the bark, receded from it, and seemed to approach Geneva by thu right bank of the lake : the image sailing Irom cast to west, while the bark was sailing from north... | |
 | British literature - 1834 - 532 pages
...above the water, which, instead of following the direction of the bark, separated from it, and appeared to approach Geneva by the right bank of the lake ; the image moving from east to west, while the bark moved from north to south. When the image separated from the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1839 - 1032 pages
...Geneva. A bark, about 4000 toises distant, was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...west, while the bark was sailing from north to south. This lateral mirage is known to the inhabitants of Merou, who call it Si-kote (castle of the cold season)... | |
 | 1839 - 532 pages
...Geneva. A bark, about 4000 toises distant, was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...approach Geneva by the right bank of the lake, the image Colonel Todd mentions having witnessed tliis kind of mirage at Jaypoor, Rottah, and Hissar. He describes... | |
 | 1839 - 534 pages
...Geneva. A bark, about 4000 toises distant, was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...and seemed to approach Geneva by the right bank of tho lake, the iuiugo sailing from east to west, while the bark was sailing from north to south. This... | |
 | David Brewster - Light - 1841 - 432 pages
...object. A bark about 4000 toises distant was seen approaching Geneva by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...while the bark was sailing from north to south. The image was of the same size as the object when it first receded from the bark, but it grew less and... | |
 | B. Steill - 1845 - 250 pages
...the lake of Geneva a bark was seen in the distance approaching the town by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...approach Geneva by the right bank of the lake, the image MNEMON'ICs, the art of assisting the memory by artificial rules. MO'LAMS, the grinder teeth. MOLAS'SES,... | |
 | B. Steill - 1845 - 140 pages
...the lake of Geneva a bark was seen in the distance approaching the town by the left bank of the lake, and at the same moment there was seen above the water...approach Geneva by the right bank of the lake, the image WORDS OF VARIOUS SYLLABLES, MNEMONICS, the art of assisting the memory by artificial rules. MO'LAHS,... | |
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