 | Isaac Newton - 1730 - 432 pages
...rej mains a Problem, how Glafs .poiifh'd by fretting Subftances can reflect Light fo regularly as ic does. And this Problem is fcarce otherwife to be folved, than by faying, that the Reflexion of a Ray is effected, not by a fingle point of the reflecting Body, but by fome power of... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1738 - 402 pages
...remains a problem how glafs polifhed by fretting fubftances can refledl light fo regularly as it does*. that the reflection of a ray is effected not by a fingle point of the reflecting But by an body, but by fome power of the body which is evenly diffufed all over its furface and by... | |
 | Robert Boyle - 1738 - 964 pages
...cr impervious parts of bodies, as is commonly fuppofed ; and makes it probable, that the reflexion of a ray is effected not by a fingle point of the reflefling body, but by fome power of the body which is evenly diffufed all over its furface, and by... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1747 - 574 pages
...Problem, Htnu Glafs pdijhed by fretting Subjlances can reflett Light fo regularly as it Joes ? 1 7. And this Problem is fcarce otherwife to be folved than by faying, That the RefleSita »f the Ray is effetled^ not by a, M 4. ' 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, fciY. the Light will be tranfmitted... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1767 - 458 pages
...would be Scattered as much by the moft " polifhed gla'fs, as by the rougheft. So then it re-* *' mains a Problem, how glafs polifhed by fretting " fubftances can reflect light fo regularly as it does i * and this Problem is fcarce otherwife to be folved, " than by faying, that the reflexion of a ray... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 734 pages
...therefore a problem, how glafs polifhed by fretting fubftances, can reflect light in Ib regular a manner; and this problem is fcarce otherwife to be folved, than by faying that the reflection of a ray is not effected by the reflecting body, but by fome power of the body which is regularly dilfufed all... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1802 - 500 pages
...would be fcattered as much by the moft *' polifhed glafs, as by the rougheft. So then it re'* mains a Problem, how glafs polifhed by fretting " fubftances...'' than by faying, that the reflection of a ray is effect:*' ed, not by a fingle point of the reflecting body, *' but by fome power of the body, which... | |
 | Denis Weaire, Patrick Kelly, David Attis - 2000 - 450 pages
...would be fcattered as much by the moft " polifhed glafs, as by the rougheft. So then it re*' mains a Problem, how glafs polifhed by fretting " fubftances...otherwife to be folved, " than by faying, that the reflexion of a ray is effect** ed, not by a fingle point of the reflecting body, "' but by fotne power... | |
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fmall to be vifible. And therefore, if light were " reflected by impinging on the folid parts of the " glafs, it would be fcattered as much by the moft *' polifhed glafs, as by the rougheft. So then it re... 