 We procure means of seeing objects afar off, as in the heaven and remote places ; and represent things near as afar off, and things afar off as near ; making feigned distances. We have also helps for the sight, far above spectacles and glasses in use....  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 135by George Lillie Craik - 1847Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 292 pages
...oft'; as in the heavens and remote places ; and represent things near as far off; and things far off as near; making feigned distances. We have also helps...grains and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observations in urine and blood, not otherwise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows, halos,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...as in the heaven and remote places ; and ' represent things near as far off; and tilings afar off " as near; making feigned distances. We have also "...grains, and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise " bo seen ; observations in urine and blood, not other" wise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1821 - 402 pages
...places; and represent things near as far off; and things far off as near ; making feigned distances. We have also glasses and means, to see small and minute...grains and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observations in urine and blood, not otherwise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows, halos,... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 398 pages
...places ; and represent things near as far off; and things far off as near; makingfeigned distances. We have also glasses and means, to see small and minute...grains and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observations in urine and blood, not otherwise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows, halos,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...places ; and represent things near as far off; and things far off as near ; making feigned distances. We have also glasses and means, to see small and minute...grains and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observations in urine and blood, not otherwise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows, halos,... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 400 pages
...places ; and represent things near as far off; and things far off as near ; making feigned distances. We have also glasses and means, to see small and minute...grains and flaws in gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observations in urine and blood, not otherwise to be seen. We make artificial rain-bows, halos,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...off; as in the heaven and " remote places; and represent things near as far " off; and things afar off as near ; making feigned " distances. We have also...grains, and flaws in " gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observa" tions in urine and blood, not otherwise to be " seen. We make artificial rain-bows,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...off, as in the heaven, and remote places ; and represent things near as afor off, and things afar off as near, making feigned distances. We have also helps for the sight, far above spectacles and glasses. We have also parks and enclosures of all sorts of beasts and birds; which we use not only for view... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...as in the heaven and " remote places ; and represent things near as far " off; and things afar off as near ; making feigned " distances. We have also...perfectly and distinctly; as the shapes and colours u of small flies and worms, grains, and flaws in " gems, which cannot otherwise be seen ; observa"... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...off, as in the heaven, and remote places ; and represent things near as afar off, and things afar off as near, making feigned distances. We have also helps for the sight, far above spectacles and glasses. enlarging of the bounds of human empire, to the effecting of all things possible."(n) In these glorious... | |
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