The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 310
In the cut the light from A instead of passing in straightlines to B, is refracted by the prism C towards the point D ;and thus, by the difference of their refrangibility, the com-ponent parts of the white beam are separated. In a similar manner the light is analyzed by refraction inthe formation…
Constellations · Stars
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