Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920 · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 243
r from usin the former case than in the latter, by exactly the dia-meter of the Earths orbit. He soon convinced himself thatthe difference of time was due to the light having so muchfurther to travel. Now the additional distance, i.e. thediameter of the Earths orbit, being 182,000,000 miles,… … Fig. 41.—Showing how a tube in movement from c to B must be inclinedso that the drop a may fall to b without wetting the sides. 4-50. We may get an idea of the aberration of light byobserving the way in which, when caught in a shower,we hold the umbrella inclined in the direction in whichwe are…
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