Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 557
give rise to the phenomena of twilight. 529. Intensity of reflected light.—The intensity of the light reflected isalways less than that of the incident light, for some of the latter is absorbedby the reflecting body. The amount of reflected light increases with theobliquity of the incident beam.… … -531] The Sextant 539 The quantity of the reflected light varies with different bodies, even whenthe degree of polish and the angle of incidence are the same. Thus with per-pendicular incidence, the light reflected from a metal mirror is % of the incidentlight, ■{ from mercury, .-^x, from glass,…
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