| 1827 - 552 páginas
...during the twentyfour hours undergoing hut little variation. This travelling hy night and sleeping hy day so completely inverted the natural order of things,...of the reality. Even the officers and myself, who wore all furnished with pocket chronometers, could not always hear in mind at what part of the twenty-four... | |
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 páginas
...twenty-four hours undergoing but little variation. This travelling by night, and sleeping by day, to completely inverted the natural order of things, that...the officers and myself, who were all furnished with pocket-chronometers, could not always bear in mind at what part of the twenty-four hours we had arrived... | |
| 1829 - 576 páginas
...from the snow heing harder at night for travelling. This travelling hy night, and sleeping hy day, to completely inverted the natural order of things, that...furnished with pocket chronometers, could not always hear in mind at what part of the twenty-four hours we had arrived ; and there were several of the men... | |
| 1832 - 602 páginas
...temperature during the twentyfour hours undergoing but little variation. This travelling by niijht and sleeping by day so completely inverted the natural...furnished with pocket chronometers, could not always hear in mind at what part of the twenty four hours we had arrived ; and there were several of the men... | |
| 1894 - 1230 páginas
...There was, however, one disadvantage — the fogs were more frequent and thick during that period. This travelling by night and sleeping by day so completely...was difficult to persuade ourselves of the reality. Neither myself, officers, or men could always say clearly at what part of the twenty-four hours we... | |
| Sir William Edward Parry - 1843 - 346 páginas
...harder at night for travelling. The only disadvantage of this plan was, that the fogs were somewhat more thick by night than by day, though even in this...could not always bear in mind at what part of the twen. ty-four hours we had arrived ; and there were several of the men who declared, and I believe... | |
| 1850 - 762 páginas
...while the heat rendered it more comfortable for sleeping. " This travelling by night," says Parry, " and sleeping by day, so completely inverted the natural...was difficult to persuade ourselves of the reality ; nor could we, even with pocket chronometers, always bear in mind at what part of the 24 hours we... | |
| Peter Lund Simmonds - 1852 - 424 páginas
...cannot do better than quote Parry's graphic description of this novel course of proceeding : " Traveling by night, and sleeping by day, so completely inverted...could not always bear in mind at what part of the twenty-hours we had arrived; and there were several of the men who declared, and I believe truly, that... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 1074 páginas
...cannot do better than quote Parry's graphic description of this novel course of proceeding: "Traveling by night, and sleeping by day, so completely inverted...could not always bear in mind at what part of the twenty-hours we had arrived ; and there M'ere several of the men who declared, and I believe truly,... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 530 páginas
...this novel course of proceeding : "Traveling by night, and sleeping by day, so completely in» verted the natural order of things that it was difficult...myself, who were all furnished with pocket chronometers, eould not always bear in mind at what part of the twenty-hours we had arrived ; and there were several... | |
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