Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 32
... position would be found where the symmetry was mathematically perfect . " By investigating this subject optically , I discovered the leading principles of the kaleidoscope in so far as the inclination of the reflectors , the position of ...
... position would be found where the symmetry was mathematically perfect . " By investigating this subject optically , I discovered the leading principles of the kaleidoscope in so far as the inclination of the reflectors , the position of ...
Page 115
... position that the vibration shall be performed in a plane perpendicular to the reflecting surface ( which may be done by turning it round 90 ° in such a direction that the ray of light shall be the axis on which it turns , and always ...
... position that the vibration shall be performed in a plane perpendicular to the reflecting surface ( which may be done by turning it round 90 ° in such a direction that the ray of light shall be the axis on which it turns , and always ...
Page 365
... position , whilst a similar rod of bismuth , also suspended by a filament of silk , places itself at right angles to that position , as is shown at Fig . 338 . EQUATORIALLY BISMUTH FIG . 338 . In all these experiments the poles of the ...
... position , whilst a similar rod of bismuth , also suspended by a filament of silk , places itself at right angles to that position , as is shown at Fig . 338 . EQUATORIALLY BISMUTH FIG . 338 . In all these experiments the poles of the ...
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