Philosophical MagazineTaylor & Francis, 1804 - Physics |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 182
... effect . This mirror was also too small . It is proper to add here , that mirrors of metal , well polished and accurately wrought , are better for this purpose , on many accounts , than those of glass . 18. " Exper . 2d . I took a glass ...
... effect . This mirror was also too small . It is proper to add here , that mirrors of metal , well polished and accurately wrought , are better for this purpose , on many accounts , than those of glass . 18. " Exper . 2d . I took a glass ...
Page 183
... effect , by reflection , from a single concave mirror . I shall therefore state some experiments and observations which prove incontestably , that this effect may be produced with a single object - glass ; which , consequently , will be ...
... effect , by reflection , from a single concave mirror . I shall therefore state some experiments and observations which prove incontestably , that this effect may be produced with a single object - glass ; which , consequently , will be ...
Page 383
... effect takes place with small quadrupeds . It appears to me that this wonderful effect , which has been a matter of such astonishment , may be accounted for by attributing it to extreme fear . That this passion is suf- ficient to ...
... effect takes place with small quadrupeds . It appears to me that this wonderful effect , which has been a matter of such astonishment , may be accounted for by attributing it to extreme fear . That this passion is suf- ficient to ...
Contents
OF | 3 |
History of Astronomy for the Year 1803 Read at | 10 |
Gerions Errors | 14 |
54 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbé acid acres affinity antient appear astronomers Bacon basaltes carbon carbonic acid cent charcoal colour concave contained copal copper Cornwall Cornwall clay cow-pock crucible crystals cylinder DAVID MUSHET diameter discover distance ditto duced earth effect equal experiments exposed fused fusion glass gold medal grains Great-Britain greatest number greatest quantity guineas heat hitherto inches inoculated integrant particles invent iron Klaproth last Tuesday less letter lime manner mass matter metal method mineralogy mirrors mixture Mont Perdu muriatic muriatic acid nature nitric acid object observed obtained oxide oxygen person Philosophical pipe plane plants platina potash pounds pounds weight premium produced rays Roger Bacon says screw second Tuesday sheep silex silver medal small-pox Society the best specimen steam substance surface telescope temperature thirty guineas tion tube Tuesday in February Tuesday in January vaccine vessel weight whole wool