conspection

Because in the Conspection of Objects remote, the Pupil of the Eye is expanded circularly, for the admission of more Rays, and the Chrystalline Humour somewhat retracted toward the Retina Tunica, for the Determination of the Point of Concurse in the same, which otherwise would be somewhat too remote: and on the contrary, in the Conspection of Objects vicine, the Pupil is contracted circularly, and the Chrystalline Lense protruded somewhat outwardly, for the contrary respects.

1707, John Dunton, Athenian Sport

UPON a conspection of the foregoing facts, it appears that the means of relief must embrace the following objects :

1825, “On the Necessity and the Means of protecting Needy Genius”, in Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, volume 9, page 362

Having given us a conspection of the “ long-drawn aisles,” the “ storied windows,” the monuments antique and hodiernal, and the other leonine adjuncts of the fabric, it pleased our conductor to open unto us a case, in' which was deposited the skeleton of a personage who had been strangulated for murder!

1825, The Oriental Herald, and Journal of General Literature

Narrower kinds of teleological arguments, based on surveys of restricted spheres of fact, are much more precarious than that for which the name of 'the wider teleology' may be appropriate in that the comprehensive design-argument is the outcome of synopsis or conspection of the knowable world.

1930, F.R. Tennant, Philosophical Theology

As for the actual conduct of nations on this spaceship earth, instead of conspection one sees a number of competitive international relationships in which issues are viewed from a competitive national and territorial perspective and governed by sovereign self-interest.

1976, Earth Law Journal, volume 2, page 24