When I was ready to take observations, I seated myself cross-legged before the artificial horizon.
Illustration: "When I was ready to take observations, I seated myself cross-legged before the artificial horizon.
Cook and King were to take observations on the Resolution, and Bailey, who was with the Adventure the previous voyage, was appointed as astronomer to the Discovery; the necessary instruments being supplied by the Board of Longitude.
Coming down to Portland from Sydney, where he had landed, Mr. Peary gave out an interview insinuating that I had had no instruments with which to take observations.
After the call for "proof" came charges, from members of the Peary cabal, that I was unable to take observations.
From this spot therefore Cook was to take observations.
Cook's first idea was to remain in this spot only just long enough for Mr. Wales, the astronomer, to take observations, but the abundance of provisions induced him to prolong his stay.
I started in the afternoon to climb to its summit, to take observations with my instruments, and found the elevation from base to top to be 278 feet.
At one of my outspans, close to the highest range of hills between Masepa and Coloben, I formed my camp under some fine trees, as it was my intention to ascend the highest hill, to take observations with my servant, the next day.
Hansen had also at stated periods to take observations to determine the magnetic constant in this unknown region.
I cannot help thinking of what I have read in the accounts of some of the earlier expeditions--namely, that at such temperatures it was impossible to take observations.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take observations" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
