"Eyepiece" Quotes from Famous Books
... wheeled a small machine from the wall and placed Bolden's hand in a narrow trough that held it steady. The eyepiece slid into the microscreen and, starting at the finger tips, Kessler examined the arm, traveling slowly upward. At last he stopped. "Is ... — Bolden's Pets • F. L. Wallace
... defined reflection of stars and planets in such a bitterly cold climate as Tibet, where astronomical observations were always taken under great difficulty. The most useful instrument I carried on that expedition was a powerful telescope with astronomical eyepiece. Necessarily, I carried a great many compasses, which included prismatic, luminous, floating, and pocket compasses. Maximum and minimum thermometers were taken along to keep a record of the daily temperature, and I also took with me a box of drawing and painting materials, as well as all kinds ... — An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet • A. Henry Savage Landor
... bottle of water, white paper and handkerchief, portable microscope with a good Tolles one inch eyepiece, and ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 • Various
... the grizzled beard put his face into the fur around the eyepiece of the telescopic-'visor and twisted a dial. "You have good eyes, Miss Quinton," he complimented. "Only four personal armors; Ahmed, ask him where ... — Uller Uprising • Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
... 1 on Earth's moon, Rog Everett, his eye at the eyepiece of the spotter scope, said triumphantly, "Thar she blew, Willie. And now, as soon as the films are developed, we'll know the score on that old planet Mars." He straightened up—there'd be no more to see now—and he and Willie Sanger shook hands solemnly. ... — Earthmen Bearing Gifts • Fredric Brown |