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" ... 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 the... "
Life of James Ferguson, F.R.S.: In a Brief Autobiographical Account, and ... - Page 14
by James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - 1870 - 503 pages
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Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects, in Mechanics, Hydrostatics ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...arms' 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 having a candle by me, and laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 134

England - 1883 - 854 pages
...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 a paper, I marked...to their respective positions, having a candle by me." There could not be a prettier picture. The boy, according to his own dates, would be fourteen...
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Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons

Maria Edgeworth - Boys - 1822 - 520 pages
...at arm's 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...to their respective positions, having a candle by me. My waster at first laughed at me ; but when I explained my meaning to him, he encouraged me to...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 7

1843 - 684 pages
...arm's 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...from one another; and then laying the thread down upon a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having...
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Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons, Volume 2

Maria Edgeworth - Children - 1822 - 264 pages
...stars, sliding the beads upon it till they hid 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 stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having a candle by...
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Autobiography: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing ..., Volume 6

Autobiographies - 1830 - 312 pages
...arm's 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...to their respective positions, having a candle by me. My master at first laughed at me ; but, when I explained my meaning to him, he encouraged me to...
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First Steps to Astronomy and Geography

First steps - Astronomy - 1828 - 456 pages
...at arms 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...to their respective positions, having a candle by me. My master at first laughed at me, but when I explained my meaning to him he encouraged me to go...
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Temporis calendarium; or An almanack

William Rogerson - 1828 - 482 pages
...arm's 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...from one another ; and then laying the thread down upon a paper, I marked the f stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective positions, having...
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Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia

George Whitefield - 1830 - 314 pages
...arm's 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...to their respective positions, having a candle by me. My master at first laughed at me ; but, •when I explained my meaning to him, he encouraged me...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 464 pages
...at arms-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...a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads." " |VIy master," he adds, "at first laughed at me; but when I explained my meaning to him, he encouraged...
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