"Maximal" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of the weather measures the shadow of the pole at mid-day whenever the sun is unclouded. As the shadow grows shorter after reaching its maximal length, he observes it with special care, and announces to the village that the time for preparing the land is near at hand. When the shadow reaches the notch made opposite the middle of the arm, the best time for sowing the grain is considered ...
— The Pagan Tribes of Borneo • Charles Hose and William McDougall |
