text_original: His re  flecting goniometer was a most valuable present to mineralogists, and it is by its means that crystal  lography has acquired the great degree of perfection which it has recently exhibited. He contrived a very simple apparatus for ascertaining the power of various bodies to refract light.
text_transcription: HIS REFLECTING GONOMETER WAS A MOST VALUABLE PRESENT TO MINERALOGISTS AND IT IS BY ITS MEANS THAT CRYSTALOGRAPHY HAS ACQUIRED THE GREAT DEGREE OF PERFECTION WHICH IT HAS RECENTLY EXHIBITED HE CONTRIVED A VERY SIMPLE APPARATUS FOR ASCERTAINING THE POWER OF VARIOUS BODIES TO REFRACT LIGHT
phonemes: hɪz ɹˌiː flˈɛktɪŋ ɡˌoʊnɪˈɑːmɪɾɚ wʌzɐ mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl pɹˈɛzənt tə mˌɪnɚɹˈælədʒˌɪsts, ænd ɪɾ ɪz baɪ ɪts mˈiːnz ðæt kɹˈɪstəl lˈɔɡɹəfi hɐz ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv pɚfˈɛkʃən wˌɪtʃ ɪt hɐz ɹˈiːsəntli ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd. hiː kəntɹˈaɪvd ɐ vˈɛɹi sˈɪmpəl ˌæpɚɹˈæɾəs fɔːɹ ˌæsɚtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv vˈɛɹiəs bˈɑːdiz tə ɹᵻfɹˈækt lˈaɪt.