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... glass , water , & c . , and in all substances com- monly called refracting media , than in what we call vacuum . This assumption appears in the highest degree probable , whether we suppose the vibrations in the refracting media to be ...
... glass , water , & c . , and in all substances com- monly called refracting media , than in what we call vacuum . This assumption appears in the highest degree probable , whether we suppose the vibrations in the refracting media to be ...
Page 278
... glass , ( if we suppose glass to be the refracting medium ) communicating motion to the denser ether 278 UNDULATORY THEORY OF OPTICS .
... glass , ( if we suppose glass to be the refracting medium ) communicating motion to the denser ether 278 UNDULATORY THEORY OF OPTICS .
Page 279
... glass , may be considered as small bodies strik- ing large ones . Now if they followed the same law as elastic bodies * , a certain motion would be communicated to the large bodies , and the small bodies would lose their original motion ...
... glass , may be considered as small bodies strik- ing large ones . Now if they followed the same law as elastic bodies * , a certain motion would be communicated to the large bodies , and the small bodies would lose their original motion ...
Page 281
... glass or other refracting substances ( as regards luminiferous waves ) , and in water ( as regards waves of water ) . But the proportion of the velocity of a long wave of water to a short one is not invariable , but depends upon the ...
... glass or other refracting substances ( as regards luminiferous waves ) , and in water ( as regards waves of water ) . But the proportion of the velocity of a long wave of water to a short one is not invariable , but depends upon the ...
Page 282
... glass , or in any other refracting medium , provided that the velocity of a wave's motion is equal in all directions . 40. Suppose now ( to fix upon a particular case ) a plane wave is received on a reflecting paraboloid whose axis is ...
... glass , or in any other refracting medium , provided that the velocity of a wave's motion is equal in all directions . 40. Suppose now ( to fix upon a particular case ) a plane wave is received on a reflecting paraboloid whose axis is ...
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Mathematical Tracts on the Lunar and Planetary Theories George Biddell Airy No preview available - 2019 |
Mathematical Tracts on the Lunar and Planetary Theories George Biddell Airy No preview available - 2019 |
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