On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 173
... metallic charac- ter , its particles transmit rays of various colours according to their size ; those that transmit the rose - colour in Bohemian glass are of inconceivable minuteness . The progressive waves of the ether are so long ...
... metallic charac- ter , its particles transmit rays of various colours according to their size ; those that transmit the rose - colour in Bohemian glass are of inconceivable minuteness . The progressive waves of the ether are so long ...
Page 185
... metallic , be viewed through a piece of Iceland spar , each image will alternately vanish and reappear at every quarter revolution of the spar , whether it revolves from right to left or from left to right ; which shows that the ...
... metallic , be viewed through a piece of Iceland spar , each image will alternately vanish and reappear at every quarter revolution of the spar , whether it revolves from right to left or from left to right ; which shows that the ...
Page 187
... metallic , be viewed through a piece of Iceland spar , each image will alternately vanish and reappear at every quarter revolution of the spar , whether it revolves from right to left or from left to right ; which shows that the ...
... metallic , be viewed through a piece of Iceland spar , each image will alternately vanish and reappear at every quarter revolution of the spar , whether it revolves from right to left or from left to right ; which shows that the ...
Page 189
... metallic , is analyzed by a doubly refracting substance , it exhibits properties which are symmetrical both to the right and left of the plane of reflection , and the ray is then said to be polarized according to that plane . This sym ...
... metallic , is analyzed by a doubly refracting substance , it exhibits properties which are symmetrical both to the right and left of the plane of reflection , and the ray is then said to be polarized according to that plane . This sym ...
Page 193
... metallic surfaces . Mr. Baden Powell discovered it also in the light re- flected from China ink , chromate of lead , plumbago , & c . Mr. Airy observed that the light reflected from the diamond is ellip- tically polarized ; and Mr ...
... metallic surfaces . Mr. Baden Powell discovered it also in the light re- flected from China ink , chromate of lead , plumbago , & c . Mr. Airy observed that the light reflected from the diamond is ellip- tically polarized ; and Mr ...
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