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Stephen Parkinson. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Laws of Propagation of Light : - Direct Reflexion and Refraction . Subject of this treatise , Geometrical or Formal Optics , Art . 1 ; Definition of self - luminous , medium , rays , pencil of light ...
Stephen Parkinson. CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. Laws of Propagation of Light : - Direct Reflexion and Refraction . Subject of this treatise , Geometrical or Formal Optics , Art . 1 ; Definition of self - luminous , medium , rays , pencil of light ...
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... Light Newton's experiment , 156 ; pure spectrum , how observed by Wollaston and Fraunhofer , 157 , 158 ; fixed lines of the spectrum , 159–161 ; mode of determining the refracting angle of a prism , -the minimum deviation of a given ...
... Light Newton's experiment , 156 ; pure spectrum , how observed by Wollaston and Fraunhofer , 157 , 158 ; fixed lines of the spectrum , 159–161 ; mode of determining the refracting angle of a prism , -the minimum deviation of a given ...
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... - 34 , 37-41 , 44 , 45 , 57 , 58 , 65 , 74 , 76—86 , 88-92 , 94 , 95 , 97-111 , 114-117 , 138 Def . , 139-143 , 147-149 , 186-222 , 233-240 , 244-252 , 254 . OPTICS . CHAPTER I. LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT : viii CONTENTS .
... - 34 , 37-41 , 44 , 45 , 57 , 58 , 65 , 74 , 76—86 , 88-92 , 94 , 95 , 97-111 , 114-117 , 138 Def . , 139-143 , 147-149 , 186-222 , 233-240 , 244-252 , 254 . OPTICS . CHAPTER I. LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT : viii CONTENTS .
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Stephen Parkinson. OPTICS . CHAPTER I. LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT : -DIRECT REFLEXION AND REFRACTION . 1. WHEN a material object is presented before us , we become by vision sensible of its existence and figure . In such a case light ...
Stephen Parkinson. OPTICS . CHAPTER I. LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT : -DIRECT REFLEXION AND REFRACTION . 1. WHEN a material object is presented before us , we become by vision sensible of its existence and figure . In such a case light ...
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... light is mentioned , we may understand it to be a minute portion of a luminous surface , in no direction perceptibly extended : and so by a luminous line we may understand such a surface ... light produced in 2 LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
... light is mentioned , we may understand it to be a minute portion of a luminous surface , in no direction perceptibly extended : and so by a luminous line we may understand such a surface ... light produced in 2 LAWS OF PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
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aberration achromatism angle of incidence axis QA bright centre circle of least cloth coincides colours concave converge convex lens cos² Crown 8vo cuts the axis determine deviation direct pencil distance emergent equation excentrical eye-glass eye-piece Fcap fixed lines focal length geometrical focus Hence illumination image formed incident directly incident pencil index of refraction intersection lenses luminous point magnifying power medium mirror object object-glass parallel rays passes pencil of light pencil of parallel pencil of rays pencil whose axis perpendicular plane surface point of incidence position primary plane principal focus principal plane prism radii radius rays incident reflected or refracted reflected pencil reflexion or refraction refracted rays refracting angle refracting surface refractive index retina shew small oblique pencil small pencil spectrum sphere spherical reflector spherical surface supposed telescope thin lens v₁ v₂ αμ аф
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