On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 40
... absorbed by the atmosphere . Instances are recorded where this feeble light has been entirely absorbed , so that the moon has altogether disappeared in her eclipses . The sun is eclipsed when the moon intercepts his rays ( N. 115 ) ...
... absorbed by the atmosphere . Instances are recorded where this feeble light has been entirely absorbed , so that the moon has altogether disappeared in her eclipses . The sun is eclipsed when the moon intercepts his rays ( N. 115 ) ...
Page 119
... absorbed heat set free by the condensation of the aqueous vapour . In the latitude of Kew the cloud region begins at altitudes varying between 2000 and 6500 feet , according to the state of the weather . Were it not for the effects of ...
... absorbed heat set free by the condensation of the aqueous vapour . In the latitude of Kew the cloud region begins at altitudes varying between 2000 and 6500 feet , according to the state of the weather . Were it not for the effects of ...
Page 134
... absorbed heat ( N. 178 ) during the undulations of sound , and calculation confirmed the accuracy of his views . The aërial molecules being suddenly compressed give out their absorbed heat ; and , as air is too bad a conductor to carry ...
... absorbed heat ( N. 178 ) during the undulations of sound , and calculation confirmed the accuracy of his views . The aërial molecules being suddenly compressed give out their absorbed heat ; and , as air is too bad a conductor to carry ...
Page 160
... absorbed by the body . Bodies that reflect all the rays appear white , those that absorb them all seem black ; but most substances , after decomposing the white light which falls upon them , reflect some colours and absorb the rest . A ...
... absorbed by the body . Bodies that reflect all the rays appear white , those that absorb them all seem black ; but most substances , after decomposing the white light which falls upon them , reflect some colours and absorb the rest . A ...
Page 163
... absorbed , whence he concluded that the earth's atmosphere had absorbed the rays of light which occupied the dark bands . By direct experiments also the atmosphere was observed to act powerfully upon the rayless lines . When a lens is ...
... absorbed , whence he concluded that the earth's atmosphere had absorbed the rays of light which occupied the dark bands . By direct experiments also the atmosphere was observed to act powerfully upon the rayless lines . When a lens is ...
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