Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 294
y f (291.)What is Mirage ? Explain looming. Explain inversion of objects. REFRACTION OF LIGHT. 291 Sometimes a layer of atmosphere next the earth becomes a reflector,and in that case portions of the earth appear to the traveller likelakes and ponds ; such appearances are frequent in desert… … Fi<*. 1T9. of the tree on the left of the picture, are totally reflected at a, froma layer of the atmosphere, and reach the eye of the observer at thetent. The observer refers the position of the tree top backwardsalong the direction of the dotted line, which causes the tree to appearinverted.…
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