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Page 67
At the time of these observations the part above the ring was bright white ; at his equator there was a ruddy belt divided in two , above which were belts of a bluish green alternately dark and light , while at the pole there was a ...
At the time of these observations the part above the ring was bright white ; at his equator there was a ruddy belt divided in two , above which were belts of a bluish green alternately dark and light , while at the pole there was a ...
Page 159
... yellow , green , blue , indigo , and violet - of which the red is the least refrangible , and the violet the most . But , when he reunited these seven rays by means of a lens , the compound beam became pure white as before .
... yellow , green , blue , indigo , and violet - of which the red is the least refrangible , and the violet the most . But , when he reunited these seven rays by means of a lens , the compound beam became pure white as before .
Page 160
... but , if the spectrum be viewed through a certain thickness of the glass intermediate between the two , it will be found that the middle of the red space , the whole of the orange , a great part of the green , a considerable part of ...
... but , if the spectrum be viewed through a certain thickness of the glass intermediate between the two , it will be found that the middle of the red space , the whole of the orange , a great part of the green , a considerable part of ...
Page 161
the yellow rays occupy a larger space , covering part of that formerly occupied by the orange on one side and by the green on the other : so that the blue glass absorbs the red light , which when mixed with the yellow constitutes orange ...
the yellow rays occupy a larger space , covering part of that formerly occupied by the orange on one side and by the green on the other : so that the blue glass absorbs the red light , which when mixed with the yellow constitutes orange ...
Page 163
These lines are designated by the letters of the alphabet , beginning with B , which is in the red near the end of the spectrum ; c is farther advanced in the red ; D is in the orange ; E in the green ; F in the blue ; g in the indigo ...
These lines are designated by the letters of the alphabet , beginning with B , which is in the red near the end of the spectrum ; c is farther advanced in the red ; D is in the orange ; E in the green ; F in the blue ; g in the indigo ...
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