 After a few moments' silent thought, Sir John diffidently inquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion of artificial light through the focal object of vision ! Sir David, somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, paused awhile,...  Practical Talks by an Astronomer - Page 203by Harold Jacoby - 1902 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Adams Locke, Joseph Nicolas Nicollet - 1852 - 156 pages
...movable without the incumbrance of such a tube was obviously practicable. This also was admitted, and the conversation became directed to that all-invincible...object of vision ! Sir David, somewhat startled at '-he originality of the idea, paused a while, and then hesitatingly referred to the refrangibility... | |
 | Richard Adams Locke - 1859 - 90 pages
...moveable without the incumbrance of such a tube, was obviously practical. This also was admitted, and the conversation became directed to that allinvincible...refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the Newtonian Reflector, in which the refrangibility was... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - 1870 - 548 pages
...obviously practical. This also was admitted, and the conversation became directed to that all•invineible enemy, — the paucity of light in powerful magnifiers....refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the Newtonian Reflector, in whieh the refrangibility was... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - 1870 - 550 pages
...also was admitted, and the conversation became directed to that allinvincible enemy, — the pancity of light in powerful magnifiers. After a few moments'...somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, pansed awhile, and then hesitatingly referred to the rcfrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence.... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - 1870 - 550 pages
...diffidently inquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion of artificial liyht throuyh the focal object of vision/ Sir David, somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, pansed awhile, and then hesitatingly referred to the refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence.... | |
 | Belgravia - 1876 - 562 pages
...of light in powerful magnifiers. After a few moments* silent thought, Sir John diffidently enquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion...refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the 1 The nurses' tale is, that the man was sent to the... | |
 | 1876 - 600 pages
...of light in powerful magnifiers. After a few moments' silent thought, Sir John diffidently enquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion...refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the 1 The , , r,-,-s' tale is, that the man was sent to... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1878 - 498 pages
...of light in powerful magnifiers. Afier a few moments' silent thought, Sir John diffidently enquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion...refrangibility of rays, and the angle of incidence. Sir John, grown more confident, adduced the example of the Newtonian reflector, in which the refrangibility was... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1886 - 400 pages
...of light in powerful magnifiers. After a few moments' silent thought, Sir John diffidently enquired whether it would not be possible to effect a transfusion...artificial light through the focal object of vision I Sir David, somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, paused awhile, and then hesitatingly... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1899 - 816 pages
...consideration of certain suggested improvements in refiet'ting telescopes, and soon directed itself "to that all-invincible enemy, the paucity of light...somewhat startled at the originality of the idea, paused a while, and then hesitatingly referred to tlie refrangibility of rays and the angle of incidence.... | |
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