On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 180
... polarized light is the incapability of passing through a plate of tourmaline perpendi- cular to it , in certain ... polarizing light . If a ray of light falls upon a transparent medium , which has the same temperature , density , and ...
... polarized light is the incapability of passing through a plate of tourmaline perpendi- cular to it , in certain ... polarizing light . If a ray of light falls upon a transparent medium , which has the same temperature , density , and ...
Page 181
... polarized . Iceland spar , a carbonate of lime , which by its natural cleavage may be split into the form of a rhombohedron , possesses the property of double refrac- tion in an eminent degree , as may be seen by pasting a piece of ...
... polarized . Iceland spar , a carbonate of lime , which by its natural cleavage may be split into the form of a rhombohedron , possesses the property of double refrac- tion in an eminent degree , as may be seen by pasting a piece of ...
Page 182
... polarized pencils , absorbs that which undergoes ordinary refraction , and consequently shows only one image of an object . On this account tourmaline is peculiarly fitted for analyzing polarized light , which shows nothing remarkable ...
... polarized pencils , absorbs that which undergoes ordinary refraction , and consequently shows only one image of an object . On this account tourmaline is peculiarly fitted for analyzing polarized light , which shows nothing remarkable ...
Page 183
... polarized rays , yet there is one direction along which it is refracted in one ray only , and that according to the ordinary law . This direction is called the optic axis ( N. 207 ) . Many crystals and other substances have two optic ...
... polarized rays , yet there is one direction along which it is refracted in one ray only , and that according to the ordinary law . This direction is called the optic axis ( N. 207 ) . Many crystals and other substances have two optic ...
Page 184
... polarized light , and their planes of polarization are at right angles to one another hence , a pile of panes of glass will give a polarized beam by refraction . For , if a ray of common light pass through them , part of it will be ...
... polarized light , and their planes of polarization are at right angles to one another hence , a pile of panes of glass will give a polarized beam by refraction . For , if a ray of common light pass through them , part of it will be ...
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