 ... which is 430 feet in circumference. A stone seat runs round the gallery along the front of the wall. On the side directly opposite the door by which visitors enter, several yards of the seat are covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated,...  Sound and Its Phenomena - Page 310by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - 1854 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1842 - 938 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visiter being seated, the nian who shows the gallery whispers with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visiter, who bears lib words in a loud voice, seemingly at liia ear. The mere shutting of the door... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Astronomy - 1844 - 370 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers, with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting of the door produces... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 344 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers, with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting of the door produces... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting- of the door... | |
 | Natural philosophy - 1850 - 94 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting of the door produces... | |
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - Great Exhibition - 1851 - 324 pages
...door by which visitors enter, several yards of the seat are covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers with his mouth near to the wall, when, though uttered 140 feet distant, the voice is heard in a louder tone, and as if... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Children's literature - 1852 - 372 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers, with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting of the door produces... | |
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1860 - 336 pages
...door by which visitors enter, several yards of the seat are covered with matting, on which the visiter being seated, the man who shows the gallery whispers with his mouth near to the wall, when, though uttered 140 feet distant, the voice is heard in a louder tone, and as if... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 832 pages
...covered with matting, on which the visitor being seated, the man who shews the gallery whispers with the mouth near the wall, at the distance of 140 feet from the visitor, who hears his ' words in a loud voice, seemingly at his ear. The mere shutting of the door... | |
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