Leanne Satchwill, English (North American, Canadian) some French
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like many other philosophers who have greatly extended our knowledge of nature. Galileo had a remarkable aptitude for the invention of instruments designed for philosophical research To facilitate his practical work we find that in 1599 he had engaged a skilled workmen who was to live in his house, and be constantly at hand to try the devices which were forever springing from Galileo's fertile brain. Among the earliest of his inventions appears to have been the thermometer which he constructed in 1602. No doubt this apparatus, in its primitive form differed in some respects from the contra vince we call by the same name Galileo at first employed water as the agent. Its expansion was the basis of the measure of temperature. He flicked the horse with his whip, and we dashed away through the endless succession of somber and deserted streets which widened gradually until we were flying across a broad, ballast rated bridge, with the murky river flowing sluggishly. Beneath us. Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar. It's silence broken only by the heavy regular footfall of the policemen, or the songs and shouts of some belated party of revelers. A dull wreck was drifting slowly across the sky, and a star or two twinkled dimly here and there through the rifts of the clouds. Holmes drove in silence with his head sunk upon his breast, and the air of a man who was lost in thought, while I sat beside him, curious to learn what this new quest might be which seemed to tax his power so sorely, and yet afraid to break in upon the current of his thoughts. We had driven several miles were beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban villas, when he shook himself, shrugged his shoulders, and lit up his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he is acting for the best. You have a grand gift of silence, Watson! Said he. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. Upon my word, it is a great thing for me to have someone to talk to, for my own thoughts are not over pleasant. I was wondering what I should say to this dear little woman tonight, when she meets me at the door. You forget that I know nothing about it. I shall have time to tell you the facts of the case before we get to lee. It seems absurdly simple, and yet, somehow I can get nothing to go upon. There's plenty of thread, no doubt, but I can't get the end of it into my hand. Now, I'll state the case clearly, and concisely to you, Watson, and maybe you can see a spark where all is dark to me, proceed. Then