On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 40
... atmosphere bends the sun's rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the horizontal refraction ( N. 114 ) or bending of the rays surpasses half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon ...
... atmosphere bends the sun's rays which pass through it all round into the cone of the earth's shadow . And as the horizontal refraction ( N. 114 ) or bending of the rays surpasses half the sum of the semidiameters of the sun and moon ...
Page 41
... atmosphere diminishes the obscurity they produce . Even in total eclipses the higher part of the atmosphere is enlightened by a part of the sun's disc , and reflects its rays to the earth . The whole disc of the new moon is fre- quently ...
... atmosphere diminishes the obscurity they produce . Even in total eclipses the higher part of the atmosphere is enlightened by a part of the sun's disc , and reflects its rays to the earth . The whole disc of the new moon is fre- quently ...
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Mary Somerville. extensive atmosphere , at a certain height in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white ...
Mary Somerville. extensive atmosphere , at a certain height in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white ...
Page 102
... Atmosphere - Chemical Affinity-- De- finite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms - Faraday's Discovery with regard to Affinity - Capillary Attraction . - - THE Oscillations of the atmosphere , and its action upon the rays of light ...
... Atmosphere - Chemical Affinity-- De- finite Proportions and Relative Weights of Atoms - Faraday's Discovery with regard to Affinity - Capillary Attraction . - - THE Oscillations of the atmosphere , and its action upon the rays of light ...
Page 104
... atmospheres are less condensed and the attraction of the molecules merely produces a cohesive force sufficient to balance the atomic elasticity of the atmosphere , the body is a perfect liquid ; and when the attraction of the molecules ...
... atmospheres are less condensed and the attraction of the molecules merely produces a cohesive force sufficient to balance the atomic elasticity of the atmosphere , the body is a perfect liquid ; and when the attraction of the molecules ...
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