 ... R. Budge, FRGS, considers* the motion to have been westward, because water in basins, jugs, &c., spilt over the east side; clocks whose pendulums vibrated east and west stopped, •while those beating north and south did not ; walls standing east...  The U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, During ... - Side 114av United States Naval Astronomical Expedition, 1849-1852, James Melville Gilliss - 1855Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1851 - 510 sider
...believing ; for it is clear to me that in its course it has instantaneously been stayed, — having turned round things on their base, instead of throwing them down, at an angle of 20°, which not only in my OWD house, but in others have occurred, showing a circular motion for at least... | |
 | 1856 - 482 sider
...beating north and south did not ; walls standing east and west were cracked in every way — particularly lengthways, and vessels at sea felt it at an hour...showing a circular motion for at least an instant. 1 shall have something to say presently respecting the two vessels which felt the shock at sea. He... | |
 | 1856 - 974 sider
...beating north and south did not; walls standing east and west were cracked in every way — particularly lengthways, and vessels at sea felt it at an hour...instantaneous cessations, and says that it turned round things ou their base instead of throwing them down at an angle of 20°, showing a circular motion for at least... | |
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