Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814, American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Boston · leaf 57
ause the flame to become invisible, to bring it to bedirectly between the eye and the body of the sun: itwas sufficient for that purpose to bring it into theneighbourhood of the sun where the light was verystrong; even in a situation in which the light was notso strong as to dazzle the eye so much… … of the Light einitted by Luminous Bodies. 41 DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. Plate I., Fig. i. This represents a plan, or ratherthe outlines of a birds-eye view of the photometer,upon its stand, together with the ends adjoining tothe stand of the long and narrow tables on which thecarriages run which…
