Brewster, David, Sir, 1781-1868, Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 · Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard · leaf 275
alder, and other gentlemenof Calcutta, chap, xxxix. ON SIMPLE AND COMPOUND PRISMS. Prismatic Lenses. (186.) The general properties of the prism in refractingand decomposing light have already been explained; but itsapplication as an optical instrument, or as an important part ofoptical instruments,… … angles, B A C, B C A, being each 45°, and B a right angle,rays falling on the face A B will be reflected by the back sur-face B C as if it wcre\ plane metallic mirror; for whateverbe the refraction which they suffer at their entrance into theface A B, they will suffer an equal and opposite one at…
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