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Page 44
... light doth . From the ground of a fpeculative opinion , which I have long entertained in my own mind , that , although the white lucid light of the fun is only a compound , yet ... lights by that of red 44 Inquiries into Coloured Light .
... light doth . From the ground of a fpeculative opinion , which I have long entertained in my own mind , that , although the white lucid light of the fun is only a compound , yet ... lights by that of red 44 Inquiries into Coloured Light .
Page 46
... light in every inftance which can be brought under experiment . And that , as the folar light proceeds from inflamed vapour on the furface of the fun's atmosphere , as Dr. Herfchel ftates , this folar light muft arife from vapours ...
... light in every inftance which can be brought under experiment . And that , as the folar light proceeds from inflamed vapour on the furface of the fun's atmosphere , as Dr. Herfchel ftates , this folar light muft arife from vapours ...
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... light on a fhade occurred to me . I darkened a room partially , letting in a beam of light of five or fix inches breadth by opening one of the fhutters . I then threw the shade of a ruler , by the intercepted light of a candle , on a ...
... light on a fhade occurred to me . I darkened a room partially , letting in a beam of light of five or fix inches breadth by opening one of the fhutters . I then threw the shade of a ruler , by the intercepted light of a candle , on a ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 3 |
Defcription of a Devarf of a very remarkable Conforma | 17 |
On the attractive Power of Bodies floating on Water | 27 |
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