 ... 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 - Page 31by William Rogerson - 1828 - 1848 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Men - 1869 - 324 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - Literature - 1869 - 610 pages
...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...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 beads,... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - Astronomers - 1870 - 550 pages
...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 the beads upon it till they hid such and such Thy humble lot; nor (lowery ineail, nor play, Nor sleep, beguilM thee from the beauteous scene ; Nor... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871 - 276 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Jarrold and sons, ltd - 1872 - 198 pages
...a blanket about me on my back, and then I would stretch a thread with small beads upon it at arms' length between my eye and the stars, sliding the beads...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 positions,... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1872 - 198 pages
...' I used to stretch,' he says, ' a thread with small beads upon it at arm's length between my eyes and the stars, sliding the beads upon it till they...stars from my eye, in order to take their apparent distance from one another, and then, laying the thread upon a piece of paper, I marked the stars thereon... | |
 | 1878 - 446 pages
...went into a field with a blanket about me, lay down on my back, and stretched a thread ivith-small beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from...take their apparent distances from one another; and thus, laying the thread down on a paper, I marked the stars thereon by the beads according to their... | |
 | William Chambers - Biography - 1873 - 326 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...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... | |
 | James Hain Friswell - Biography - 1874 - 370 pages
...and, lying on his back, stretch a thread, with small beads upon it, at arms' length, between his eyo and the stars, sliding the beads upon it till they hid such and such stars from him, in order to take their apparent distances from each other : then laying the thread upon paper,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1876 - 314 pages
...vigilant eye •the celestial 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...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... | |
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