 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1858 - 300 pages
...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 ;...beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from mv eye, in order to take their apparent distances from one another; and then laying the thread down... | |
 | John McGilchrist - 1860 - 406 pages
...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...their 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... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - 424 pages
...happily spent hours. " I used to stretch," he says," a thread with small beads on it, at arms-length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the beads upon it, till they hid such and euch stars from my eye, in order to take their apparent distance from one another ; and then, laying... | |
 | Education - 1861 - 526 pages
...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 beads upon...their apparent distances from one another ; and then, laying the thread down on paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads, according to their respective... | |
 | Household truths - 1862 - 218 pages
...beads upon it at arms' length between my eye and the stars, sliding the AND MEN WHO HAVE WON THEM. beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from...their apparent distances from one another; and then laying a thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads according to their respective... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 332 pages
...I went into a field with a blanket about me, lay down on my back, and stretched a thread with small beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from...their apparent distances from one another, and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads according to their respective... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1865 - 594 pages
...on the heavenly bodies. " I used to stretch," he says, " a thread with small beads on it, at arm's length, between my eye and the stars ; sliding the...their apparent distances 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... | |
 | Samuel Neale - 1795 - 550 pages
...to stand in his way. His language is, " I used to stretch a thread, with small beads on it, at arm's length, between my eye and the stars; sliding the...their apparent distances from one another; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beada" Thus we are reminded of... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Ability - 1867 - 258 pages
...SHEPHERD-BOY. . He Untied himaclf during the lUy in making inodeli."— Page 38 THE BOY MAKES THE MAN. beads upon it, till they hid such and such stars from...their apparent distances from one another ; and then, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads. My master," he adds, "... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - Astronomers - 1867 - 534 pages
...with u 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 the beads upon it till they hid such and such Thy humble lot; nor flowery mead, nor play, Nor sleep, beguil'd thee from the bounteous scene ; Nor... | |
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Beads upon it, 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 distances from one another ; and then, laying the Thread down on a Paper, I marked... 
