Excerpt from The Astrolabes of Samuel Champlain and Geoffrey Chaucer Thus then the matter stands. It appears probable, that while traversing the Muskrat Lake Portage in 1613, Champlain lost a scientific instrument called an astrolabe. In 1867, at a point in the line of this portage, such an instrument, evidently of Champlain's period, was found. We have no positive reason to adduce for dis believing that the article found is the article that was lost. Hence, not irrationally, we allow ourselves the pleasure of thinking ...
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Excerpt from The Astrolabes of Samuel Champlain and Geoffrey Chaucer Thus then the matter stands. It appears probable, that while traversing the Muskrat Lake Portage in 1613, Champlain lost a scientific instrument called an astrolabe. In 1867, at a point in the line of this portage, such an instrument, evidently of Champlain's period, was found. We have no positive reason to adduce for dis believing that the article found is the article that was lost. Hence, not irrationally, we allow ourselves the pleasure of thinking that we have before us, really, a veritable and most interesting relic of the bold, brave, resolute founder of Quebec and of New France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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