Of optics, magnetism, electricity, & galvanismM. Carey, 1815 |
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... rays of light which flow from them ? Tutor . In no other way : and there- fore the light that comes from the landscape , which I view by looking through the small hole in the paper , must come in all direc- tions at the same time ...
... rays of light which flow from them ? Tutor . In no other way : and there- fore the light that comes from the landscape , which I view by looking through the small hole in the paper , must come in all direc- tions at the same time ...
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... light of the sun , or a candle , as a square board or book , and the shadow caused by it proves that light moves only in right or straight lines . B 2 CONVERSATION II . Of Rays of Light - Of Reflection THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT . 17.
... light of the sun , or a candle , as a square board or book , and the shadow caused by it proves that light moves only in right or straight lines . B 2 CONVERSATION II . Of Rays of Light - Of Reflection THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT . 17.
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Jeremiah Joyce. CONVERSATION II . Of Rays of Light - Of Reflection and Refraction . CHARLES . You talked , the last time we met , of the rays of light flowing or moving , what do you mean by a ray of light ? Tutor . Light you know is ...
Jeremiah Joyce. CONVERSATION II . Of Rays of Light - Of Reflection and Refraction . CHARLES . You talked , the last time we met , of the rays of light flowing or moving , what do you mean by a ray of light ? Tutor . Light you know is ...
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... light are flowing in every direc- tion from the grain of musk , some of ... rays so as to be visible , without ever diminishing its size . Tutor . True ... rays of light , which first fall on the body , and are then reflected from 20 OPTICS .
... light are flowing in every direc- tion from the grain of musk , some of ... rays so as to be visible , without ever diminishing its size . Tutor . True ... rays of light , which first fall on the body , and are then reflected from 20 OPTICS .
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... light in motion : now there are in- cident rays , and reflected rays . The incident rays are those which fall on the surface ; and the reflected rays are those which are sent off from it , Charles . Does the marble going to the wainscot ...
... light in motion : now there are in- cident rays , and reflected rays . The incident rays are those which fall on the surface ; and the reflected rays are those which are sent off from it , Charles . Does the marble going to the wainscot ...
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Էջ 54 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Էջ 121 - Meantime, refracted from yon eastern cloud, Bestriding earth, the grand ethereal bow Shoots up immense; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion, running from the red To where the violet fades into the sky.
Էջ 77 - Since c 6 is perpendicular to the glass at *), the angle of incidence is abc ; and as the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence...
Էջ 11 - How distant some of these nocturnal suns ! So distant (says the sage) 'twere not absurd To doubt if beams, set out at Nature's birth, Are yet arrived at this so foreign world, Though nothing half so rapid as their flight.
Էջ 33 - A lens is glass ground into such a form, as to collect or disperse the rays of light which pass through it. These are of different shapes, and from thence receive different names.
Էջ 287 - As he was sitting with a friend in the open air, an hour after sun-set, they saw a falling, or as it is sometimes called, a shooting star, directing its course towards them, growing apparently larger and larger, till it disappeared not far from them, and, disappearing, it left their faces, hands, and clothes, with the earth, and neighbouring objects, suddenly illuminated with a diffused and lambent light, attended with no noise at all.
Էջ 129 - Yes ; the three glasses next the eye having their focal distances equal, the magnifying power is found by dividing the focal distance of the object-glass by the focal distance of one of the eye-glasses.
Էջ 58 - First the flaming red Sprung vivid forth; the tawny orange next; And next delicious yellow; by whose side Fell the kind beams of all-refreshing green. Then the pure blue, that swells autumnal skies, Ethereal...
Էջ 291 - Even in the depth of polar night, they find A wondrous day; enough to light the chase, Or guide their daring steps to Finland fairs.
Էջ 121 - Shoots up immense ; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion running from the red, To where the violet fades into the sky. Here, awful Newton, the dissolving clouds Form, fronting on the sun, thy showery...