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Refraction - Astronomical Refraction and its Laws . - Formation of Tables of Refraction — Terrestrial Refraction — Its Quantity — Instances of Extraordinary Refraction — Reflection - Instances of Extraordinary Reflection — Loss of Light ...
Refraction - Astronomical Refraction and its Laws . - Formation of Tables of Refraction — Terrestrial Refraction — Its Quantity — Instances of Extraordinary Refraction — Reflection - Instances of Extraordinary Reflection — Loss of Light ...
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Polarization of Light - Defined — Polarization by Refraction - Properties of the Tourmaline — Double Refraction — All doubly Refracted Light is Polarized Properties of Iceland Spar - Tourmaline absorbs one of the two Refracted Rays ...
Polarization of Light - Defined — Polarization by Refraction - Properties of the Tourmaline — Double Refraction — All doubly Refracted Light is Polarized Properties of Iceland Spar - Tourmaline absorbs one of the two Refracted Rays ...
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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 distance , the centre of the lunar disc , supposed to be in the axis of the ...
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 distance , the centre of the lunar disc , supposed to be in the axis of the ...
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... disc were distinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a beautiful rose - coloured ball floating in the ether : the colour is owing to the refraction of the sun's light passing through the earth's atmosphere .
... disc were distinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a beautiful rose - coloured ball floating in the ether : the colour is owing to the refraction of the sun's light passing through the earth's atmosphere .
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... Quality — Pitch Extent of Human Hearing — Velocity of Sound in Air , Water , and Solids — Causes of the Obstruction of Sound — Law of its Intensity Reflection of Sound Echoes — Thunder - Refraction of Sound Interference of Sounds .
... Quality — Pitch Extent of Human Hearing — Velocity of Sound in Air , Water , and Solids — Causes of the Obstruction of Sound — Law of its Intensity Reflection of Sound Echoes — Thunder - Refraction of Sound Interference of Sounds .
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