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 575
atmosphere. Thisphenomenon is of most frequent occurrence in hot climates, and more espe-cially on the sandy plains of Egypt. The ground there has often the aspect ofa tranquil lake, on which are reflected trees and the surrounding villages.Monge, who accompanied Napoleons expedition to Egypt, was… … Fig. 522 soil. The least dense layers are then the lowest, and the pencil of light froman elevated object, A (fig. 522), traverses Layers which are gradually lessrefracting ; for, as will be shown presently (561), the refracting power of agas diminishes with lessened density. The angle of incidence…
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