 JEgre had passed about half-way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing on the surface of the unruffled stream, while those on the nether portion were pitching and heaving in tumultuous confusion on the flood : others were scaling, with...  The scientific and technical reader - Page 64by Scientific and technical reader - 1869 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Science - 1855 - 490 pages
...perfect safely. The spectacle was of greatest interest when the Eagre, had passed about onehalf way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing...the surface of the unruffled stream, while those on ihe nether portion were pitching and heaviii<» in tumultuous confusion on the flood, others were scaling... | |
 | 1855 - 990 pages
...interest when the Eagre had passed about onehalf way among the craft. On one side they were qnietly reposing on the surface of the unruffled stream, while...duration, — it passed up the river in an instant, hut from this point with gradually diminishing force, size, and velocity, until it ceased to be perceptible;... | |
 | China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - China - 1855 - 512 pages
...perfect safety. The spectacle was of greatest interest when the Eagre had passed about one-half way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing...formidable cascade. This grand and exciting scene was bat of a moment's duration, — it passed up the river in an instant, but from this point with gradually... | |
 | Geology - 1855 - 484 pages
...perfect safely. The specta»le was of greatest interest when the Eagre had passed about onehalf way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing...duration, — it passed up the river in an instant, hut from this point with gradually diminishing force, size, and velocity, until it ceased to be perceptible;... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Marine meteorology - 1856 - 636 pages
...perfect safety. The spectacle was of greatest interest when the eagre had passed about one half way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing...cascade. This grand and exciting scene was but of a moment.s duration ; it passed up the river in an instant, but from this point with gradually diminishing... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - History - 1860 - 542 pages
...with perfect safety. The spectacle was of great interest when the eagre had passed about one half way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing on the surface of the uuruffled stream, while those on the nether portion were pitehing and heaving in tumultuous confusion... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 852 pages
...with perfect safety. This grand and exciting season is but of a moment's duration; the wave passes up the river in an instant, but from this point with gradually decreasing force, volume, and velocity, disappearing entirely a few miles above the city. From ebb... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1859 - 740 pages
...perfect safety. Tho spectacle was or greatest interest when the eagre had passed about one-half way among the craft. On one side they were quietly reposing...in tumultuous confusion on the flood ; others were sealing, with the agility of salmon, the formidable cascade. This grand and exciting scene was but... | |
 | World - 1868 - 528 pages
...with perfect safety. This grand and exciting season is but of a moment's duration ; the wave passes up the river in an instant, but from this point with gradually diminishing force, volume, and velocity, disappearing entirely a few miles above the city. From ebb to flood tide the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 872 pages
...with perfect safety. This grand and exciting season is but of a moment's duration; the wave passes up the river in an instant, but from this point with gradually decreasing force, volume, and velocity, disappearing entirely a few miles above the city. From ebb... | |
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