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" In the road above me, I was struck with the peculiar appearance of a very white shining cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into... "
John Haygarth, FRS (1740-1827): A Physician of the Enlightenment - Page 41
by Christopher Charles Booth - 2005 - 169 pages
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 4

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...setting, but shone extremely bright; I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow- was projected into it. The head of my shadow was surrounded, at some distance,...appeared to be •near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the sha. dow of...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 4

Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...setting, but shone extremely bright; I -walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it. The head of my shadow was surrounded, at some distance,...colours, -whose centre appeared to be near the situation t>f the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ...

Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 592 pages
...telting, but shone extremely bright; I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it- The head of my shadow was surrounded, at some distance,...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the shadow of...
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The Hundred Wonders of the World: And of the Three Kingdoms of Nature ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...extremely bright: I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it, its superior part being surrounded, at some distance, by a circle of various...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the shadow of...
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The Hundred Wonders of the World: And of the Three Kingdoms of Nature ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 pages
...and my shadow was projected into it, its superior part being surrounded, at some distance, bv a ckele of various colours, whose centre appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the shadow of...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Comprising Upwards of Three Hundred of the ...

Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 pages
...phenomenon. hut stinne extremely bright; I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it. The head of my shadow was surrounded at some distance...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the shadow of...
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Saint James's Magazine, and Heraldic and Historical Register, Volume 2

Bernard Burke - 1850 - 630 pages
...cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. The circle was complete, except what the shadow of my...
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Notes and Queries, Volume 7

1853 - 748 pages
...cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. The circle was complete, except what the shadow of my...
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Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of ..., Volume 8

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - 1876 - 934 pages
...cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. The circle was complete except what the shadow of my...
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Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of ..., Volume 8

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - 1876 - 938 pages
...projected into it ; when a very unexpected and beautiful scene was presented to my view. The head of iny shadow was surrounded, at some distance, by a circle...appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. The circle was complete except what the shadow of my...
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