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Page 386
In the year 1808 , Dr. Wollaston conceived the happy idea of examining a beam of light , that passed through an aperture only the twentieth of an inch wide , and he was surprised to see it crossed by seven dark lines , perpendicular to ...
In the year 1808 , Dr. Wollaston conceived the happy idea of examining a beam of light , that passed through an aperture only the twentieth of an inch wide , and he was surprised to see it crossed by seven dark lines , perpendicular to ...
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When the gas is in the liquid state , it produces none of the fixed lines which I have described , and exercises no other action upon the spectrum than any ordinary fluid of the same orange colour . In examining the structure of the ...
When the gas is in the liquid state , it produces none of the fixed lines which I have described , and exercises no other action upon the spectrum than any ordinary fluid of the same orange colour . In examining the structure of the ...
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It develops a beautiful line in the middle of the double line D , and by enlarging a group of small lines on the red side of D , it creates a band almost as dark as the triple line D itself . It widens generally all the lines ...
It develops a beautiful line in the middle of the double line D , and by enlarging a group of small lines on the red side of D , it creates a band almost as dark as the triple line D itself . It widens generally all the lines ...
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Contents
JANUARY 1836 | 1 |
Mr J Tovey on the Relation between the Velocity and Length | 7 |
Mr W J Henwoods Observations on the Steam Engines | 20 |
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