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In this condition they are individually invisible; but collectively they send an amount of wave-motion to the retina, sufficient to produce the firmamental blue.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

Can the whole firmamental creation in its turn be nothing but a corner of some mightier scheme?

From Science and the Infinite or Through a Window in the Blank Wall by Klein, Sydney T.

Rolled twyfold in each shining cirque and arch,      My jewelled court of splendour ring on ring, Salutes me down my firmamental march,      Hailing me sire, all-quickener, lord and king!

From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George

The thought that overarches the centuries with firmamental sweep is the thought of the Ensemble.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 by Various

In the case of some — probably in the case of all — it is possible to preserve matter in the firmamental condition for fifteen or twenty minutes under the continual operation of the light.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John