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
The senses shall no longer passively receive and report what is before them, but they shall choose some definite point of observation, and neglect all the rest.
From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)
Let us imagine Cicero, or Aristotle, to be permitted to revisit the earth, and study its new modes of thought as they would strike them from their old and, therefore, unbiased point of observation.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
“So common!” and Mr. Ideal goes away from his secluded point of observation.
From Threads of Grey and Gold by Reed, Myrtle
When the point of observation is high enough, and the spray-cloud spreads out extensively enough, it is possible to see two concentric, complete Rainbows at one time.
From Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade by Peter A.
