Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903 · Boston, London, Ginn · leaf 373
ater. angle of incidence than 48^°.The brilliancy of gems, particularly the diamond, is due inpart to their extraordinary power of reflection, arising fromtheir large indices of refraction. 313. Illustrations of refraction and total reflection. Experiment 6. — Observe the image of a candle flame… … PIG 259. Pig. 260. of the tube, and its upper surface will look like burnished silver, or as ifthe tube contained mercury. Fill the test-tube with water, and immerseas before ; the total reflection which before occurred at the surface of \heair in the submerged tube now disappears. Explain. * It…
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