Elements of natural philosophy (Volume 2-3) (1850)
Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 307
fterpassing through, be deviated by a second prism P, nofurther separation of the waves will be found to takeplace, but a green image, of the shape and size of thehole in the first screen, will be formed upon a secondscreen held behind at G. The colors of the spec-trum being received,each upon a… … DISPERSION OF LIGHT. Dispersion oflight; Dispersivepower. § 114. From what has just been explained, it appearsthat the waves which constitute white light may be sepa-rated from each other by refraction. The act of suchseparation is called the dispersion of light, and that pro-perty of any medium by…
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