...occasion to remark it, it always afforded them surprise. " We have, for instance," says her " often heard people distinctly conversing, in a common tone...heard a man singing to himself as he walked along the beach, at even a greater distance than this." As Captain Parry does not seem to be aware of the cause...

...cold. This is more particularly noticed, however, in the following passage : " We have often heard the people distinctly conversing, in a common tone of voice, at the distance of a mile ; and to-day, (llth February) I heard a man singing to himself as he walked along the beach, at even a greater distance...

...cold. This is more particularly noticed, however, in the following passage : " We have often heard the people distinctly conversing, In a common tone of voice, at the distance of a mile ; and to-day, (llth his fortune in Repulse Bay, or Sir Thomas Hoe's Welcome ; purposing, if he can find a passage...

...notwithstanding the frequency with which he had occasion to remark it. People might often be heard distinctly conversing, in a common tone of voice, at the distance of a mile. Lieutenant Beechy and Messrs. Beverly and Fisher, in the course of a walk which led them to a part...

...notwithstanding the frequency with which we had occasion to remark it. We have, for instance, often heard people distinctly conversing, in a common tone...and to-day I heard a man singing to himself as he wnlked along the beach, at even a greater distance than this. Another circumstance also occurred to-day,...

...air during tlie continuance of intense cold, Nvas a matter of great suprise. People were often heard distinctly conversing, in a common tone of voice, at the distance of a mile, and even a greater distance. An artilleryman named John Smith running into the air without his gloves,...

...the continuance of intense cold, afforded matter of considerable surprise: people were often heard distinctly conversing in a common tone of voice at the distance of a mile; and a man was heard singing even at a greater distance than this. At a distance of two miles from the ships,...

...notwithstanding the frequency with which we had occasion to remark it. We have, for instance, often heard people distinctly conversing, in a common tone...heard a man singing to himself as he walked along the beach, at even a greater distance than this. Another circumstance also occurred to-day, which may perhaps...

...occasion to remark it, it always afforded them surprise. ' We have, for instance,' says he, ' often heard people distinctly conversing, in a common tone...heard a man singing to himself as he walked along the beach, at even a greater distance than this. From the experiments made at Winter Harbour to determine...

...surprized at the great distance at which the human voice could be heard : " I have," he says, " often heard people distinctly conversing in a common tone...heard a man singing to himself as he walked along the beach at even a greater distance than this." The strong tendency of sound to ascend, again, has great...