 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 sivua
...familiar, though it ilill remains one of the myfteries of nature, into the caufc of which the fagacity of man hath not been able to penetrate, filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were new in a boundleis unknown ocean, far from the uiual courfe of navigation; nature itfelf fccmed to... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 sivua
...struck with an appearance no less astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their compasses, did not point exactly to the polar...as they proceeded, this variation increased. This AMERICA. 11 This phenomenon filled the companions of Columbus "with terror* They were now in a boundless... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 sivua
...appearance no less astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their cordpasses, did not point exactly to the polar star, but varied towards the west; » . ! a« they proceeded, this variation increased This phenomenon«filled the companions of Columbus... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 sivua
...struck with an appearance no less astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their compasses, did not point exactly to the polar...as they proceeded, this variation increased.. This phenomenon filled the companion! of Columbus svith terror. They were now in a houniiless unknown ocean,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 sivua
...towards the west ; and as they proceeded, this Variation increased. Although this is now familiar, it still remains one of the mysteries of nature, into the cause of which the sagacity of man has not been able to penetrate, and filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were now far... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 sivua
...astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their compasses, did not point ex^ictly to the polar star, but varied towards the west ; and...as they proceeded, this variation increased? This phenomenon filled the companions of CoIum-> bus with terror. They were now in a houndless unknown ocean,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 sivua
...struck with an appearance no less astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their compasses, did not point exactly to the polar...west; and as they proceeded, this variation increased. Thi, This phenomenon filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were now in a boundless ,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 sivua
...the west ; and as they proceeded, this variation increased. Although this is now familiar, it stills remains one of the mysteries of nature, into the cause of which the sagacity of man has not been able to penetrate, and filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were now far... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 sivua
...struck with an appearance no less astojiishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle, in their compasses, did not point exactly to the polar star, but varied towards the west; arld as they proceeded, this variation increased. This phenomenon filied the companions of Columbus... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1809 - 396 sivua
...; and as they proceeded, this variation increased. Although this is now familiar, it siill rt mains one of the mysteries of nature, into the cause of which the sagacity of mun has not been able to penetrate, and filled th« companions of Columbus with terror. They weve now... | |
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There they were struck with an appearance no less astonishing than new. They observed that the magnetic needle in their compasses did« not point exactly to the polar star, but varied towards the west, and as they proceeded this variation increased. This... 
