 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1826 - 400 pàgines
...very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied 1824—5. horizontally about a point of the compass, and extended...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. On several occasions which seemed the most favourable for the purpose, the electrometer with gold-leaf... | |
 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1826 - 264 pàgines
...The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally...attenuated light of the Aurora sensibly dimmed the 73 THIRD VOYAGE FOR THE DISCOVERY gtars, like a thin veil drawn over them. We frequently listen for... | |
 | 1826 - 570 pàgines
...distant only three thousand yards." — pp. 61, 62. Captain Parry, with some poetical feeling, remarks, that ' the most attenuated light of the aurora sensibly...dimmed the stars, like a thin veil drawn over them.' He says, that though they frequently listened for any sound proceeding from this phenomenon, they never... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pàgines
...The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. CAPTAIN PARRY. VENICE AT SUNSET. NOTHING could exceed Emily's admiration, on her first view of Venice,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pàgines
...The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. CAPTA:N PARRY. VENICE AT SUNSET. NOTHING could exceed Emily's admiration, on her first view of Venice,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pàgines
...The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The. light occupied horizontally...dimmed the stars, like a thin veil drawn over them. AVe frequently listened for any sound proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. CAPTAIN... | |
 | 1827 - 442 pàgines
...extinguishes at once many of the absurd explanations of it, which have been given to the world. Captain Parry frequently listened for any sound proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. He likewise endeavoured in vain to observe any influence upon the electrometer. One of the most important... | |
 | Sir William Edward Parry - 1828 - 350 pàgines
...light laterally was here also very strikOF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. 49 ing, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any. Our variation-needles, which were extremely light, suspended in the most delicate manner, and from... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pàgines
...individuals j at once, I have no doubt the ray of I light actually passed within that distance of us. " It was always evident enough, that the most attenuated...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any." It appears that the duration of the Aurora is very variable; sometimes it forms and disappears in tho... | |
 | Samuel Foster Haven - 1856 - 596 pàgines
...The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity thus occasioned. The light occupied horizontally...proceeding from this phenomenon, but never heard any.,"— Ibid., p. 62. NB—1. Appeared in a south direction; brilliant. 2. Most attenuated light of the Aurora... | |
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February, the aurora again appeared over the hills in a south direction, presenting a brilliant mass of light, very similar to that just described. The rolling motion of the light laterally was here also very striking, as well as the increase of its intensity... 
