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" The most remarkable was that in which a vessel with all sail set, at one moment looked like an immense black chest, no sails or masts being visible. On observing her for a time the black body seemed to separate horizontally into two parts ; and two sets... "
The Chronicles of the St. Lawrence - Page 222
by Sir James MacPherson Le Moine - 1878 - 380 pages
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Hazard's United States Commercial and Statistical Register, Volume 1

Samuel Hazard - Banks and banking - 1840 - 468 pages
...one almost shapeless ma.*«. On the 14th of September, 1835, offMetz, several vessels, with all soil set, at one moment looked like an immense black chest...a great square flat-topped chest to five distinct imngos, the upper with the sails erect, and the two lower double images with their sails rather confusedly...
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Hazard's United States Commercial and Statistical Register ..., Volume 1

Samuel Hazard - United States - 1840 - 692 pages
...several vessels, with all sail set, at one moment looked like an immense black chest, no sails or maste being visible. On observing her for a time, the black...flat-topped chest to five distinct images, the upper with tin- sails erect, and the two lower double images witli their sails rattier confusedly intermingled....
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Hazard's United States Commercial and Statistical Register, Volume 1

Samuel Hazard - Banks and banking - 1840 - 466 pages
...impression of only one almost shapeless mass. On the 14th of September, 1835, off Mctz, several vessels, with all sail set, at one moment looked like an immense...five distinct images, the upper with the sails erect a"0" &e two lower double images with their sails rather confusedly intermingled. In a third case, the...
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The Broad, Broad Ocean and Some of Its Inhabitants

William Jones (F. S.) - Marine animals - 1871 - 488 pages
...remarkable instance of mirage I have seen," says Dr. Kelly, " was that in which a vessel, with all sails set, at one moment looked like an immense black chest,...with their sails rather confusedly intermingled." Another phenomenon which is seen in its highest perfection in the Polar seas is the Aurora Borealis,...
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The Water World: A Popular Treatise on the Broad, Broad Ocean. Its Laws; Its ...

J. Wesley Van Dervoort - Ocean - 1886 - 530 pages
...The most remarkable instance of mirage that has been seen was that in which a vessel, with all sails set, at one moment looked like an immense black chest,...images with their sails rather confusedly intermingled. Another phenomenon which is seen in its highest perfection in the Polar seas is the Aurora Borealis,...
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Transactions, Volumes 2-3

Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - Canada - 1927 - 926 pages
...had very heavy continuuos rain after night-fall. Several vessels were in sight between 3 and 4 p. M. and all presenting a variety of appearances from refraction....images with their sails rather confusedly intermingled. (Fig. 5.) A raised horizon was parallel to the upper figure of the hull. In a third case, the chest-like...
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