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Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Coloured Images produced by Polarized Light passing through Crystals having one and two Optic Axes --- Circular Polarization - Elliptical ...
Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Coloured Images produced by Polarized Light passing through Crystals having one and two Optic Axes --- Circular Polarization - Elliptical ...
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Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Coloured Images produced by Polarized Light passing through Crystals having one and two Optic Axes Circular Polarization — Elliptical ...
Phenomena exhibited by the Passage of Polarized Light through Mica and Sulphate of Lime - The Coloured Images produced by Polarized Light passing through Crystals having one and two Optic Axes Circular Polarization — Elliptical ...
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On the other hand , descending from the principle of gravitation , every motion in the solar system has been so completely explained , that the laws of any astronomical phenomena that may hereafter occur are already determined .
On the other hand , descending from the principle of gravitation , every motion in the solar system has been so completely explained , that the laws of any astronomical phenomena that may hereafter occur are already determined .
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A phenomenon altogether unprecedented was seen during the total eclipse of the sun which happened on the 8th of ... to be raised into the corona by mirage ; but there is no doubt that the corona and red phenomena belong to the sun .
A phenomenon altogether unprecedented was seen during the total eclipse of the sun which happened on the 8th of ... to be raised into the corona by mirage ; but there is no doubt that the corona and red phenomena belong to the sun .
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Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is a phenomenon of frequent occurrence . ... The lunar theory is brought to such perfection , that the times of these phenomena , observed under any meridian , when compared with those ...
Therefore the occultation of a star by the moon is a phenomenon of frequent occurrence . ... The lunar theory is brought to such perfection , that the times of these phenomena , observed under any meridian , when compared with those ...
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