 ... reach of its rays. Thus, the surface of a smooth lake will represent the image of the sky above, or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces has suggested the formation of mirrors or...  Sciography: Or, Radial Projection of Shadows - Page 42by Robert Campbell Puckett - 1868 - 50 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1842 - 744 pages
...the rays proceed at all points, and fall upon eyes at every variety of angle. If the object be clear or polished in its surface, it will possess the power...above, or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces has suggested the formation of mirrors... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1842 - 938 pages
...clear or polished in its surface, it *i:l possess the power of representing the image of any uliirct within reach of its rays. Thus, the surface of a smooth lake will represent the image of the sl;y above, nr the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 344 pages
...polished on its surface, it will possess the power of representing the image of any object within the reach of its rays. Thus the surface of a smooth lake will represent the image of the sky above, of the neighboring hills, or of any J object floating on its surface. But the phenomena of reflection... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Astronomy - 1844 - 370 pages
...polished on its surface, it will possess the power of representing the image of any object within the reach of its rays. Thus the surface of a smooth lake will represent the image of the sky above, of the neighboring hills, or of any j object floating on its surface. But the phenomena of reflection... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Children's literature - 1852 - 372 pages
...polished on its surface, it will possess the power of representing the image of any object within the reach of its rays. Thus the surface of a smooth lake will represent the image of the sky above, of the neighboring hills, or of any j mi.— 13 object floating on its surface. But the phenomena of... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1856 - 866 pages
...its surface, it till possess the power of representing the image of objects whose rays fall on it. Thus the surface of a smooth lake will represent the...above, or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces has sujtiested the formation of mirrors... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1857 - 824 pages
...object be clear or polished in its surface, j will possess the power of representing the image of ai\ object within reach of its rays. Thus the surface...above or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating or its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces ha? suggested the formation of mirrors... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1860 - 842 pages
...power of representing the image of objects whose rays fall on it. Thus the surface of a smooth Like will represent the image of the sky above, or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces has suggested the formation of mirrors... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 832 pages
...its surface, it will possess the power of representing the image of objects whose rays fall on it. Thus the surface of a smooth lake will represent the...above, or the neighbouring hills, or of any object floating on its surface. This natural property in clear surfaces has suggested the formation of mirrors... | |
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