 It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, 100 miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sounds of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All on board listened...  Sound and Its Phenomena - Page 289by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - 1854 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Neil Arnott - Physics - 1827 - 692 pages
...of a ship, rendered concave by a gentle breeze, is also a good collector of sound. It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil,...land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, always heard very distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All... | |
 | Neil Arnott - Physics - 1829 - 542 pages
...of a ship, rendered concavo by a gentle breeze, is also a good collector of sound. It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil,...land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, always heard very distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All... | |
 | Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...of a ship, rendered concave by a gentle breeze, is also a good collector of sound. It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil,...land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, always heard most distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...says, "It hap1832.] [JULY 21, 1832. pcned once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, 1 00 miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All on board... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...conclusions of ignorance and philosophy. Dr. Arnot, in his work on Physics, says, " It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil,...land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sounds of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All on... | |
 | 1840 - 480 pages
...collector of sound. It happened once, on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, one hundred miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular 'spot, always heard very distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings.... | |
 | Thomas Johnstone Aitkin - Physiology - 1838 - 558 pages
...distance. He says, " It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, a hundred miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, always heard very distinctly the sound of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...conclusions of ignorance and philosophy. Dr. Arnot, in his work on Physics, says, " It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil,...land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sounds of bells, varying as in human rejoicings. All on... | |
 | Charles Foote Gower - Dwellings - 1847 - 208 pages
...Physics, states that " it happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast of Brazil, one hundred miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sound of bells varying as in human rejoicings. All on board... | |
 | Natural philosophy - 1850 - 94 pages
...in point is related by Dr Arnot : — " It happened once on board a ship sailing along the coast 6f Brazil, 100 miles from land, that the persons walking on deck, when passing a particular spot, heard most distinctly the sounds of bells varying as in human rejoicings. All on board... | |
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