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... produced . From these results he inferred that the same succession of media , which mutu- ally neutralised the refractions of any one species of homogeneous light , also neutralised them on all the others , so that if one component part ...
... produced . From these results he inferred that the same succession of media , which mutu- ally neutralised the refractions of any one species of homogeneous light , also neutralised them on all the others , so that if one component part ...
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... produced by the mixture of those which remain ; a circumstance which further confirms the inference , that the white produced , when no light is inter- cepted , is the consequence of the mix- ture of all the colours . Let the spectrum ...
... produced by the mixture of those which remain ; a circumstance which further confirms the inference , that the white produced , when no light is inter- cepted , is the consequence of the mix- ture of all the colours . Let the spectrum ...
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... produce a corresponding change of hue in the reflected and transmitted lights . The very same effects , the same shifting of tints , which is thus produced by a change of thickness , the rays remaining perpendicular , may also be produced ...
... produce a corresponding change of hue in the reflected and transmitted lights . The very same effects , the same shifting of tints , which is thus produced by a change of thickness , the rays remaining perpendicular , may also be produced ...
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POPULAR INTRODUCTIONS to NATURAL PHILOSOPHY By | i |
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