I went to see Colonel Blount, who showed me the application of the "Waywiser" to a coach, exactly measuring the miles and showing them by an index as we went along.
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Waywiser
//ˈweɪˌwaɪ.zɚ//
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The Emperor Rudolphus II had a curious waywiser or odometer which is attributed to Schissler.
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Therefore, Elector Augustus did all he could to promote the development of mechanical waywisers that would be able to do this work automatically.
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Not being accustomed to this cruciform movement, I was not able, by the waywiser, to determine the real direction of the balloon, and on this account M. Robertson suffered to escape a considerable quantity of gas; on which we again fell till the barometer stood at 29 inches, about 50 minutes past seven.
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