 ... still more recently Dr. Tyndall, examining the spectrum of the electric light through rock-salt, showed that the curve indicating the distribution "in the region of the dark rays beneath the red, shoots suddenly upward in a steep and massive peak,...  Philosophical Magazine - Page 341872Full view - About this book
 | John Tyndall - 1868 - 560 pages
...region of dark rays beyond the red the curve shoots suddenly upwards in a steep and massive peak, — a kind of Matterhorn of heat — which quite dwarfs...of the diagram representing the visible radiation. (573) The sun's rays before reaching the earth have to pass through our atmosphere, the aqueous vapour... | |
 | George Farrer Rodwell - 1871 - 620 pages
...gradually until just beyond the red it " shoots suddenly upwards in a steep and massive peak — a kind of Matterhorn of heat — which quite dwarfs...of the diagram representing the visible radiation." In the case of the heat spectrum obtained from a beam of sunlight this curve is less steep, because... | |
 | 1872 - 536 pages
...the region of the dark rays beneath the red, shoots suddenly upward in a steep and massive peak, a kind of Matterhorn of heat, which quite dwarfs by...flint-glass prism, the distribution of the heat toward the less refrangible region is not continuous, but there are three maximum points. These points, as shown... | |
 | 1872 - 1060 pages
...Matterhorn of heat, which quite AM. JOUB. Sci.— THIRD SBBIES, VOL. IV, No. 21, — SEPTEMBER, 1873. dwarfs by its magnitude the portion of the diagram...refracting train was of rock-salt Sir J. Herschel hdlQ shown in 1840 that when the sun's rays are dispersed by a flint-glass prism, the distribution... | |
 | 1872 - 606 pages
...upwards in a steep and massive peak — a kind of Matterhorn of heat, which quite dwarfs by its mngnitude the portion of the diagram representing the visible...optical refracting train was of rock-salt. Sir J. Hrrschel had shown in 1840 that, when the sun's rays are dispersed by a flint-glass prism, the distribution... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1872 - 484 pages
...the region of dark rays beyond the red the curve shoots suddenly upwards in a steep and massive peak, which quite dwarfs by its magnitude the portion of the diagram representing the visible radiation.* The sun-s rays before reaching the earth have to pass through * How are we to picture the vibrating... | |
 | John William Draper - 1878 - 496 pages
...in the region of the dark rays beneath the red shoots suddenly upward in a steep and massive peak, a kind of Matterhorn of heat, which quite dwarfs by...a flint-glass prism, the distribution of the heat towards the less refrangible region is not continuous, but there are three maximum points. These points,... | |
 | John William Draper - 1878 - 502 pages
...dark rays beneath the red shoots suddenly upward in a steep aud massive peak, a kind of Matterhoru of heat, which quite dwarfs by its magnitude the portion...a flint-glass prism, the distribution of the heat towards the less refrangible region is not continuous, but there are three maximum points. These points,... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1881 - 572 pages
...region of dark rays beyond the red the curve shoots suddenly upward in a steep and massive peak — a kind of Matterhorn of heat — which quite dwarfs...of the diagram representing the visible radiation. (573) The sun's rays before reaching the earth have to pass 803 through our atmosphere, the aqueous... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1890 - 644 pages
...region of dark rays beyond the red, the curve shoots suddenly upwards in a steep and massive peak — a kind of Matterhorn of heat — which quite dwarfs...magnitude the portion of the diagram representing (he visible radiation. It is shown by this diagram that the ratio of the invisible to the visible radiation... | |
| |
