On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... Telescope - Homogeneous Light and Complementary Colours M. Plateau's Experiments and Theory of Accidental Colours - SECTION XX . - Accidental 159 Interference of Light - Undulatory Theory of Light - Propagation of Light - Newton's Rings ...
... Telescope - Homogeneous Light and Complementary Colours M. Plateau's Experiments and Theory of Accidental Colours - SECTION XX . - Accidental 159 Interference of Light - Undulatory Theory of Light - Propagation of Light - Newton's Rings ...
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... Telescope - Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth Zone of constant Temperature Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of ...
... Telescope - Temperature of Space - Internal Heat of the Earth Zone of constant Temperature Increase of Heat with the Depth - Central Heat - Volcanic Action - Quantity of Heat received from the Sun - Isogeothermal Lines - Line of ...
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... telescope directed to it ; but , if the earth were to begin to move in its orbit with its usual velocity , these rays would strike against the side of the tube ; it would , therefore , be necessary to incline the telescope a little , in ...
... telescope directed to it ; but , if the earth were to begin to move in its orbit with its usual velocity , these rays would strike against the side of the tube ; it would , therefore , be necessary to incline the telescope a little , in ...
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... telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an object . Of the situation of the ...
... telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an object . Of the situation of the ...
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... telescope , might be eclipsed by the thickness of a spider's thread . Light , flying at the rate of 190,000 miles in a second , would take more than three years to travel over that space . One of the nearest stars may therefore have ...
... telescope , might be eclipsed by the thickness of a spider's thread . Light , flying at the rate of 190,000 miles in a second , would take more than three years to travel over that space . One of the nearest stars may therefore have ...
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