I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour, and on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless — it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it powerless also. I then tried to shake myself,... The Balloon - Σελίδα 36των The American Aeronautic Society of New York - 1879Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
| British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - 1863 - 874 σελίδες
...of 29,000 feet. Shortly afterwards I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour, and on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless — it must have lost its power momentarily. 1 tried to move the other arm, and found it powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and succeeded... | |
| British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1863 - 864 σελίδες
...of 29,000 feet. Shortly afterwards I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour, and on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless — it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and succeeded... | |
| 1863 - 526 σελίδες
...inconvenience in seeing. Shortly afterwards, I laid my arm upon the table possessed of its full vigour, and, on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless : it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it to be powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and... | |
| Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) - 1863 - 404 σελίδες
...inconvenience in seeing. Shortly afterwards, I laid my arm upon the table possessed of its full vigour, and, on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless : it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it to be powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and... | |
| Fulgence Marion - 1870 - 286 σελίδες
...Shortly afterwards I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour; but directly after, being desirous of using it, I found it powerless. It must have lost its power momentarily. I then tried to move the other arm, but found it powerless also. I next tried to shake myself, and... | |
| Fulgence Marion - 1870 - 244 σελίδες
...Shortly afterwards I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour; but directly after, being desirous of using it, I found it powerless. It must have lost its power momentarily. I then tried to move the other arm, but found it powerless also. I next tried to shake myself, and... | |
| James Glaisher - 1871 - 486 σελίδες
...height exceeding 29,000 feet. Shortly after I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour, but on being desirous of using it I found it powerless— it must have los* its power momentarily ; trying to move the other arm, I found it powerless also. Then I tried... | |
| 1890 - 900 σελίδες
...29,000 feet : " Shortly afterward, I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigor, and, on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless — it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and succeeded... | |
| Georg Hartwig - 1875 - 610 σελίδες
...my hand upon the table, possessed i ' Travels in the Air.' SEVEN MILES HIGH. 13 of its full vigour, but on being desirous of using it I found it powerless...it must have lost its power momentarily ; trying to use the other arm I found it powerless also. Then I tried to shake myself, and succeeded, but I seemed... | |
| John Small - 1876 - 646 σελίδες
...of 29,000 feet. Shortly afterwards, I laid my arm upon the table, possessed of its full vigour, and, on being desirous of using it, I found it powerless ; it must have lost its power momentarily. I tried to move the other arm, and found it powerless also. I then tried to shake myself, and succeeded... | |
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