Brennan, Martin Stanislaus, 1845-1927 · New York : The Catholic publication society co. · leaf 48
ome of the rays, however, is greater thanthat of others. The red ray is bent much less than theviolet. Eed is at one end of the spectrum and violet atthe other; and between these a great variety of tints,caused by the interlacing of the so-called primary colors.The red, being bent the least, is… … Fig. 2.—Decomposition of Light by Prism. In this way light from any source whatever can bedecomposed into its component parts. The character ofthe light will make known to us the constitution of thebody whence it is emitted. In many cases the coloralone of the light will suffice to do this. Thus a…
Astronomy
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