 | David Brewster - 1831 - 412 pages
...and hence the excess of red forms a violet with the blue. 3. By absorbing the excess of any colour at any point of the spectrum above what is necessary...refractions, and of being decomposable only by absorption. Such a white light I have succeeded in developing in different parts of the spectrum. These views harmonise... | |
 | David Brewster, Alexander Dallas Bache - 1833 - 674 pages
...violet there is more red than yellow, and hence the excess of red forms a violet with the blue. » 3. By absorbing the excess of any color at any point...refractions, and of being decomposable only by absorption. Such a white light I have succeeded in developing in different parts of the spectrum. These views harmonize... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 390 pages
...considered as consisting of the predominating color at that point mixed with white light ; consequently, by absorbing the excess of any color at any point...spectrum above what is necessary to form white light, such white light will appear at that point as never mortal eye looked upon before this experiment,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1834 - 666 pages
...predominating colour at that point mixed with white light ; consequently, by absorbing the excess of any colour at any point of the spectrum above what is necessary to form white light, such white light will appear at that point as never mortal eye looked upon before this experiment,... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1835 - 374 pages
...decomposed by prismatic refraction, can be decomposed by absorption, and actually consist of two difj'erent colors possessing the same degree of refrangibility....light to appear at that point, and this white light mil possess the remarkable property of remaining white after any number of refractions, and of being... | |
 | Robert Hare - 1836 - 624 pages
...and hence the excess of red forms a violet with the blue. " 3. By absorbing the excess of any colour at any point of the spectrum above what is necessary...refractions, and of being decomposable only by absorption. Such a white light I have succeeded in developing in different parts of the spectrum. These views harmonize... | |
 | David Brewster - 1841 - 432 pages
...violet there is more red than yellow, and hence the excess of red forms a violet with the blue. 3. By absorbing the excess of any color at any point...refractions, and of being decomposable only by absorption. Such a white light I have succeeded in developing in different parts of the spectrum. These views harmonize... | |
 | 1841 - 444 pages
...considered as consisting of the predominating color at that point mixed with white light. Consequently, by absorbing the excess of any color at any point...spectrum above what is necessary to form white light, such white light will appear at that point as never mortal eyo looked upon before this experiment,... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1844 - 618 pages
...spectrum, though they cannot be decomposed by prismatic refraction, can be decomOPTICS. * ** . » posed by absorption, and actually consist of two different...form white light, we may actually cause white light tfl appear at that point, and this white light will possess the remarkable property of remaining white... | |
 | David Brewster - 1845 - 436 pages
...violet there is more red than yellow, and hence the excess of red forms a violet with the blue. 3. By absorbing the excess of any color at any point...light, we may actually cause white light to appear at that"point, and this white light will possess the remarkable property of remaining white after any... | |
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By absorbing the excess of any colour at any point of the spectrum, above what is necessary to form white light, we may actually cause white light to appear at that point, and this white light will possess the remarkable property of remaining white after... 
