Elementary Treatise on the Wave-theory of LightLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 - 208 страници |
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... to them in dif- ferent degrees . ( 2 ) The foregoing distinction of bodies , obvious as it seems , was not fully comprehended by the ancients . According to B them , vision was performed by something which emanated from.
... to them in dif- ferent degrees . ( 2 ) The foregoing distinction of bodies , obvious as it seems , was not fully comprehended by the ancients . According to B them , vision was performed by something which emanated from.
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... according as they allow the light which falls upon them to pass freely through their substance , or intercept it . Bodies of the former kind are said to be transparent ; those of the latter , opaque . There are no bodies in nature ...
... according as they allow the light which falls upon them to pass freely through their substance , or intercept it . Bodies of the former kind are said to be transparent ; those of the latter , opaque . There are no bodies in nature ...
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... according to the astronomical tables ; while , when Jupiter was in conjunc- tion , and therefore farthest , they happened later . He thence inferred that light was propagated with a finite velocity , and that the difference between the ...
... according to the astronomical tables ; while , when Jupiter was in conjunc- tion , and therefore farthest , they happened later . He thence inferred that light was propagated with a finite velocity , and that the difference between the ...
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... ( according to the wave - theory ) on the space of vibration , and the latter on the time . But though the intensity of the light is obviously depen- dent on the amplitude of the vibration , yet it does not appear , à priori , by what ...
... ( according to the wave - theory ) on the space of vibration , and the latter on the time . But though the intensity of the light is obviously depen- dent on the amplitude of the vibration , yet it does not appear , à priori , by what ...
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... according to the known mechanical law , and the apparent direction of the star is that of their resultant . The angle between this direction , and that of the principal component , is called the aberration . In order to explain this ...
... according to the known mechanical law , and the apparent direction of the star is that of their resultant . The angle between this direction , and that of the principal component , is called the aberration . In order to explain this ...
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