On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Rays- Undulations of Natural Light - Undulations of Polarized Light - The Optic Axes of Crystals - M. Fresnel's Disco- veries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis Polarization by Reflection - Page 179 SECTION XXII . ― - Phenomena ...
... Rays- Undulations of Natural Light - Undulations of Polarized Light - The Optic Axes of Crystals - M. Fresnel's Disco- veries on the Rays passing along the Optic Axis Polarization by Reflection - Page 179 SECTION XXII . ― - Phenomena ...
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... rays which proceed from them . Were light propagated instantaneously , every object , whether at rest or in motion , would appear in the direction of these rays ; but , as light takes some time to travel , we see Jupiter in conjunction ...
... rays which proceed from them . Were light propagated instantaneously , every object , whether at rest or in motion , would appear in the direction of these rays ; but , as light takes some time to travel , we see Jupiter in conjunction ...
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... rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the horizontal refraction ( N. 114 ) or bending of the rays surpasses half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon , divided by their mutual ...
... rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the horizontal refraction ( N. 114 ) or bending of the rays surpasses half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon , divided by their mutual ...
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... rays to the earth . The whole disc of the new moon is fre- quently visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were dis- tinctly visible , and during that of 1856 ...
... rays to the earth . The whole disc of the new moon is fre- quently visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were dis- tinctly visible , and during that of 1856 ...
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... rays , geologists have been induced to believe , from the fossil remains , that the mean temperature of the globe is decreasing . The high temperature of mines , hot springs , and above all the internal fires which have produced , and ...
... rays , geologists have been induced to believe , from the fossil remains , that the mean temperature of the globe is decreasing . The high temperature of mines , hot springs , and above all the internal fires which have produced , and ...
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