 ... very much resembling the milky-way in the heavens; the luminous appearance of the sea resembling the brighter stars in that constellation. It continued in this condition till past midnight, and disappeared only as day-light advanced. The whiteness...  The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal - 第303页1821全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | John Purdy - 1844 - 534 页
...disappeared only as daylight advanced. The whiteness prevented us from being able to see either the break or swell of the sea, although both were considerable...noise. There was much light upon deck, as we could discem all the ropes much more distinctly than usual. We drew, several buckets of water, in which,... | |
 | John Purdy - 1855 - 634 页
...disappeared only as daylight advanced. The whiteness prevented us from being able to see either the break or swell of the sea, although both were considerable,...bodies. The bulk of them did not appear to be more than a quarter of an inch in length, and nearly as much in breadth. Some, however, were 1J inches long,... | |
 | HUGH MURRAY, F.R.S.E. - 1855 - 602 页
...appearance very much resembling the brighter stars in that constellation. It continued in this state till past midnight, and only disappeared as daylight...all the ropes much more distinctly than usual. We sdrew several buckets of water, in which, even when at rest, 'there appeared a great number of luminous... | |
 | Alexander G. Findlay - 1867 - 738 页
...disappeared only as daylight advanced. The whiteness prevented us from being able to see either the break or swell of the sea, although both were considerable,...bodies. The bulk of them did not appear to be more than a quarter of an inch in length, and nearly as much in breadth. Some, howevor. were 1£ inches long,... | |
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