The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: (1858)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 311
he plano-convex, or half a double con-vex lens; one side being convex and the otherplane. B is a plano-concave ; one surface being con-cave, and the other plane. C is a double-convex lens, or one that isbounded by two convex surfaces. D is a double-concave lens, or a circular pieceof glass hollowed… … 615. A double-convex lensconverges parallel rays to apoint called the focus; andthe distance of the focusdepends upon the degree ofconvbxity. In the first of these cuts, the lens isquite thick, and the focus of the rays isquite near ; but the other being lessconvex, the focus is more distant. 616.…
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