point of observation
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History comes with its very own Doppler effect: as our point of observation changes, so does our understanding of what we are seeing.
From Time Magazine Archive
From my point of observation I reported that neither Hassan nor Ali were making any move in the matter, so we decided to dress and become strenuous about it.
From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa
A good noon sight fixed the point of observation to 84° 50ʹ, longitude 95° 36ʺ.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
In the first system of co-ordinates already described the fundamental axis is the vertical line or direction of gravity at the point of observation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
A turn of the lever, and he, too, could sit down, and from his lofty point of observation leisurely watch the mile-a-minute special flash by.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
