On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
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He compares it to a band of darkcoloured crape drawn across a portion of the disc of the planet , and the part projected upon the blue sky is also transparent . At the time these observations were made at Malta , Captain Jacob ...
He compares it to a band of darkcoloured crape drawn across a portion of the disc of the planet , and the part projected upon the blue sky is also transparent . At the time these observations were made at Malta , Captain Jacob ...
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... light remains to show that at the height of thirty miles it is still dense enough to reflect light . The atmosphere scatters the sun's rays , and gives all the beautiful tints and cheerfulness of day . It transmits the blue light in ...
... light remains to show that at the height of thirty miles it is still dense enough to reflect light . The atmosphere scatters the sun's rays , and gives all the beautiful tints and cheerfulness of day . It transmits the blue light in ...
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
Yellow cloth reflects the yellow rays most abundantly , and blue cloth those that are blue . Consequently colour is not a property of matter , but arises from the action of matter upon light . In fact , the law of action and reaction ...
Yellow cloth reflects the yellow rays most abundantly , and blue cloth those that are blue . Consequently colour is not a property of matter , but arises from the action of matter upon light . In fact , the law of action and reaction ...
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 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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