| John Rowning - 1744 - 470 pages
...pafling out of a rarer into a denfer Medium, is refrafted towards the Terfendicular ; that is, fuppofing a Line drawn perpendicularly to the Surface of the...the Ray enters, and extended both Ways, the Ray in paffing through the Surface is refra&ed or bent towards the perpendicular Line ; or, which is the fame... | |
| Alexander Adam - 1794 - 748 pages
...refraRed to-wards the perpendicular; that is, fuppofing a line drawn perpendicularly to the furface of the medium, through the point where the ray enters, and extended every way, the ray, in pafling the furfnce, is refracted or bent towards the perpendicular line; or,... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...refracted towards the perpendicular ; that if, fuppofing a line drawn perpendicularly to the furfnce of the medium, through the point where the ray enters, and extended Loth ways, the ray in paffing through the furface ¡3 refracted cr bent towards the perpendicular line... | |
| Alexander Adam - 1802 - 914 pages
...refrailed towards the perpendicular ¡ that is, fuppofing a line drawn perpendicularly to the furface of the medium, through the point where the ray enters, and extended every way, the ray, in paffing the furface, is refracted or bent towards the perpendicular line ; or,... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...refracted towards the perpendicular; that is, fuppofvng a liiie drawn perpendicularly to the furface of the medium, through the point where the ray enters, and extended boïh ways, the ray in paffing through the lurface is redrafted or bent towards the perpendicular line... | |
| 1816 - 778 pages
...medium, if refracted towards the perpendicular ; ie fuppofing a line drawn perpendicularly to the furface of the medium, through the point where the ray enters, and extended both ways, the ray, in paffing through the fnrface, is refracted or bent towards the perpendicular line; or, which is the... | |
| 1823 - 886 pages
...which it was thrown from the hand. Hence we see a ray of light, in passing out of a rarer into a denser medium, is refracted towards the perpendicular ; that...a line drawn perpendicularly to the surface of the mediuni, through the point where tbe ray enters, and extended both ways, the ray in passing through... | |
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