 The spectrum, formed by a glass prism, being divided into 360 parts, it is found that the red occupies 45 of those parts, the orange 27, the yellow 48, the green 60, the blue 60, the indigo 40, and the violet 80...  Elements of Chemical Philosophy - Page 107by Sir Humphry Davy - 1812 - 296 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Rowning - 1745 - 476 pages
...divided lengthwife into 360 equal Parts, the Red mall take up 45 of them, the Orange 27, the Tellow 48, the Green 60, the Blue 60, the Indigo 40, and the Violet 8ofTo f Sir Ifaac Newton in his Optics has (hewn, how from the Refraftion of the moll refrangible and... | |
 | John Rowning - 1753 - 490 pages
...divided lengthwife into 360 equal Parts, the Red {hall take up 45 of them, the Orange 27, the Tellow 48, the Green 60, the Blue 60, the Indigo 40, and the Violet 80 f. Tq f Sir Ifaac Newton in his Opitics has {hewn, how from the Refraction of the mod refrangible and... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1767 - 356 pages
...fappojing the whole. breadth thereof to be divided into 360, equal parts. t - • ..." • The red, 45 parts; the orange, 27: the yellow, 48; the green,...the blue, 60 ; the indigo, 40 ; and the violet, 80. i_. If the flat upper furface of a top be divided into 360 equal parts, all around its edge, and be... | |
 | Edward Bancroft - 1814 - 468 pages
...the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; and that if the coloured image or spectrum be divided into 360 parts, the red will occupy 45...60, the blue 60, the indigo 40, and the violet 80; and that the red are refracted the least; the violet the most; and the other rays inversely in the... | |
 | James Smith - 1815 - 684 pages
...it u ill appear to be white. Supposing (he wheel to be divided into oüO equal parts, the red should occupy 45 of these parts, the orange 27, the yellow...green 60, the blue 60, the indigo 40, and the violet SO. It may be supposed that the seven primary colours might be reduced to three, viz. red, blue, and... | |
 | 1816 - 566 pages
...the whole image, seen on the paper, be divided into 360 equal parts, the red will occupy 45 of them, the orange 27, the yellow 48, the green 60, the blue 60, the indigo 45, and the violet 80. As a ray of the sun may be separated into these seven colours, so by their mixture... | |
 | Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 pages
...yel/otv, green, blue, indigo, and violet; and if the ,whole spectrum, or image, be divided into 360 equal parts, the red will occupy 45 of these parts, the...60, the blue 60, the indigo 40, and the violet 80. " As a ray of the sun may be separated into these seven primitive colours, so, by their mixture in... | |
 | William Thomas Brande - 1821 - 506 pages
...indigo, and violet. If the prismatic colours, or spectrum, be divided into 360 equal parts, the red rays will occupy 45 of these parts, the orange 27, the...60, the blue 60, the indigo 40, and the violet 80. Of these rays, the red being least refrangible, fall nearest that spot which they would have passed... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 418 pages
...this coloured image, or spectrum as it is called, be divided into 360 parts, the red will occupy 45, the orange 27, the yellow 48, the green 60, the blue...60, the indigo 40, and the violet 80. The red rays being least bent by the prism, from the direction of the white beam, are said to be least refracted... | |
 | Alexander Jamleson - 1821 - 456 pages
...If the whole spectrum be divided into 360 equal parts, the red will be found to occupy 45 of those parts; the orange 27; the yellow 48 ; the green 60; the blue 60; the indigo 40; and the violet 80. 3. As bodies reflect one or other of these colours, so they are denominated: those that reflect the... | |
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