Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 432
ubtile agent, in light and shade, brightness and obscurity, in thecontrasts and harmonies of colours, and in the countless hues resulting from,their mixtures and blendings ! It will be necessary, before attempting to explain the discoveries andinventions which prove how successfuiiy science, aided… … Fig.. i2,<).~Rays. SOME PHENOMENA OF LIGHT. TT may be considered as a matter of common experience that light is■•- able to pass through certain bodies, such as air and gases, pure water,glass, and a number of other liquids and solids, which, by virtue of thispassage of light, we term…
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