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... latter , the violet , a still larger number , and greater rapidity of vibration , six hundred and ninety - nine millions of millions , 1,000,000,000,000 X 699 per second . The coloured rays of light are supposed , according to the ...
... latter , the violet , a still larger number , and greater rapidity of vibration , six hundred and ninety - nine millions of millions , 1,000,000,000,000 X 699 per second . The coloured rays of light are supposed , according to the ...
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... latter , B Arrangement of Mechanism and Oxy - Hydrogen Light required to produce the effect of the Shadow Blondin . A , the mechanical figure ; B , the lime - light ; c , the handles used to produce the movements of the figure ...
... latter , B Arrangement of Mechanism and Oxy - Hydrogen Light required to produce the effect of the Shadow Blondin . A , the mechanical figure ; B , the lime - light ; c , the handles used to produce the movements of the figure ...
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... latter , because our satellite shines by borrowed light from the sun , and not by any inherent self - luminosity ; the piece of board will reflect and scatter the rays of light from the lamp , and whilst doing this appears very bright ...
... latter , because our satellite shines by borrowed light from the sun , and not by any inherent self - luminosity ; the piece of board will reflect and scatter the rays of light from the lamp , and whilst doing this appears very bright ...
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... latter . This burning fluid can be accurately imitated from description at any future time and in any country , and if a lamp could be devised equally simple and invariable , the light which it would yield would , it is presumed , be ...
... latter . This burning fluid can be accurately imitated from description at any future time and in any country , and if a lamp could be devised equally simple and invariable , the light which it would yield would , it is presumed , be ...
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... latter must now be slid along the scale until the two discs of light , seen through the eye- piece , are about equal in tint . Equality of illu- mination is easily obtained ; for , as the eye is observing two adjacent discs of light ...
... latter must now be slid along the scale until the two discs of light , seen through the eye- piece , are about equal in tint . Equality of illu- mination is easily obtained ; for , as the eye is observing two adjacent discs of light ...
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