 | 1829 - 522 pages
...their ruddy glare is tempered by the reflected azure of the sky. We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 830 pages
...tempered by the reflected azure of the sky. We have already seen, that the red rays penetrate Reflect!« through the atmosphere, while the blue rays, less...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the colour of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges the... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1832 - 650 pages
...nature is gilded by the setting sun, and hence the glowing red which tinges the morning and evening rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue color of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...nature is gilded by the setting sun, and hence the glowing red which tinges the morning and evening rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue color of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 620 pages
...hence the glowing red which tinges the morning and evening cloud. We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue color of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1837 - 528 pages
...hence the glowing red which tinges tlie morning and evening cloud. We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1846 - 1018 pages
...hence (lie glowing red which tinges the morning and evening cloud. We liave already seen tliat the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...their ruddy glare is tempered by the reflected azure of the sky. We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the colour of the sky, and the bright azure which tinges the... | |
 | 1862 - 540 pages
...beautiful and clear language, I shall add to the above from Cosmos. " We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of the sky and the bright azure which tinges... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1862 - 544 pages
...beautiful and clear language, I shall add to the above from Cosmos. " We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue...meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of the sky and the bright azure which tinges... | |
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We have already seen that the red rays penetrate through the atmosphere, while the blue rays, less able to surmount the resistance which they meet, are reflected or absorbed in their passage. It is to this cause that we must ascribe the blue colour of... 