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Page 280
... light , it appears , without them , as a broad circular border of thin diluted white light . ' After this description , the author proceeds to examine the former illustrations of these irides , especially that which has been offered by ...
... light , it appears , without them , as a broad circular border of thin diluted white light . ' After this description , the author proceeds to examine the former illustrations of these irides , especially that which has been offered by ...
Page 281
... light would , under the circumstances of existence , be sufficient for the production of the phænomenon . But it is only when the beam of light is slender that these rings of colours are produced by reflec- tion , and therefore a ...
... light would , under the circumstances of existence , be sufficient for the production of the phænomenon . But it is only when the beam of light is slender that these rings of colours are produced by reflec- tion , and therefore a ...
Page 414
... light necessary for understanding and explaining them . In his 5th , 6th , and 7th observations of the 3d book of his Optics respecting the inflections of light , he had unfortunately omit . ted to observe all the intermediate changes ...
... light necessary for understanding and explaining them . In his 5th , 6th , and 7th observations of the 3d book of his Optics respecting the inflections of light , he had unfortunately omit . ted to observe all the intermediate changes ...
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