† nauscopyn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nauscopie.

Etymology: < French nauscopie (1786) < ancient Greek ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + French -scopie -scopy comb. form.

Obsolete. rare.

A supposed method for perceiving ships or land beyond the horizon, claimed to have been invented by M. Bottineau in 1784.In Bottineau's account, the approach of a ship towards land causes a meteor to appear in the sky, which may be observed over the horizon. Bottineau offers no explanation for this: ‘It is sufficient for me to have discovered the fact, without being obliged to account for its principle’ ( Encycl. Brit. (1797) XII. 776/2).

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nauscopy1797

1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 776/1 Nauscopy, the art of discovering the approach of ships or the neighbourhood of land at a considerable distance. This pretended art was invented by a M. Bottineau, employed in the King and Company's service in the island of France [i.e. Mauritius], from the year 1782 to 1784.

1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 17 Apr. 82/1 The new science which he pretended to have constructed by combining the effects produced by distant objects, upon the water and upon the atmosphere, he called Nauscopy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	nauscopy
释义	† nauscopyn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nauscopie. Etymology: < French nauscopie (1786) < ancient Greek ναῦς ship (see nave n.²) + French -scopie -scopy comb. form. Obsolete. rare. A supposed method for perceiving ships or land beyond the horizon, claimed to have been invented by M. Bottineau in 1784.In Bottineau's account, the approach of a ship towards land causes a meteor to appear in the sky, which may be observed over the horizon. Bottineau offers no explanation for this: ‘It is sufficient for me to have discovered the fact, without being obliged to account for its principle’ ( Encycl. Brit. (1797) XII. 776/2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > art of discovering approach to land or ships nauscopy1797 1797 Encycl. Brit. XII. 776/1 Nauscopy, the art of discovering the approach of ships or the neighbourhood of land at a considerable distance. This pretended art was invented by a M. Bottineau, employed in the King and Company's service in the island of France [i.e. Mauritius], from the year 1782 to 1784. 1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 17 Apr. 82/1 The new science which he pretended to have constructed by combining the effects produced by distant objects, upon the water and upon the atmosphere, he called Nauscopy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1797
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