Turner, H. H. (Herbert Hall), 1861-1930 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 127
B (see Fig. 3), entering theatmosphere at B would suffer no bending or 102 ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY refraction, and a star shining from the directionA B would be seen truly in that direction fromC. But an oblique ray, D E, would be bent onentering the atmosphere at E along the pathEF, and a star… … Apparent > B Real ^SEPTEMBER AppCLrent JtecCL Fig. 4. the earth ; and in consequence there is no clear-cut surface, B E, and no sudden bending of therays as at E : they are gradually bent at an in-finite succession of imaginary surfaces. But itstill remains true that there is no bending at…
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