Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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... Prism . ( Fig . 57. ) An optical prism , a solid having three plane surfaces . A B , A C , called its refracting surfaces ; BC is called the base of the prism . M m / R HI N FIG . 58 . G Let A B C ( Fig . 58 ) be a prism of plate glass ...
... Prism . ( Fig . 57. ) An optical prism , a solid having three plane surfaces . A B , A C , called its refracting surfaces ; BC is called the base of the prism . M m / R HI N FIG . 58 . G Let A B C ( Fig . 58 ) be a prism of plate glass ...
Page 58
... Prism Camera . DD D , section of a pyramidal box ; м , a brass tube open on one side , moving in another tube , and containing the rectangular prism A B C , one side of which , A C , is convex , and the other , C B , concave ; o , the ...
... Prism Camera . DD D , section of a pyramidal box ; м , a brass tube open on one side , moving in another tube , and containing the rectangular prism A B C , one side of which , A C , is convex , and the other , C B , concave ; o , the ...
Page 99
... prism suitably placed inside the apparatus , and is reflected up through the compound prism , forming a spectrum in the same field with that obtained from the object on the stage A is a brass tube carrying the compound direct - vision prism ...
... prism suitably placed inside the apparatus , and is reflected up through the compound prism , forming a spectrum in the same field with that obtained from the object on the stage A is a brass tube carrying the compound direct - vision prism ...
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