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" ... concavity, he will see an inverted image of himself in the air, between him and the mirror, of a less size than himself; and if he hold out his hand towards .the mirror, the hand of the image will come out towards his hand, and coincide with it, of... "
The Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Manufactures ...: Embracing in All ... - Page 321
by James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.) - 1859
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Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and ...

James Ferguson - 1764 - 322 pages
...him and the mirrour, of a lefs fize than himfelf. And if he holds out his hand towards the mirrour, the hand of the image will come out towards his hand,...with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the center of concavity; and he will imagine he may make hands with his image. If he reaches his hand farther,...
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Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1776 - 546 pages
...of himfelf in the air, between him and the mirror, of a lefs fize than himfelf. And if he holds out his hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image...with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the renter of concavity -, and he will imagine he may make hands with his image. If he reaches his hand...
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Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It ..., Volume 2

George Adams - Science - 1794 - 734 pages
...you and the mirror, but you will find the image of a fmaller fize than yourfelf. If you hold out your hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image will come out towards your hand, and when at the center of concavity be of an equal fize with it ; and you may fhake hands...
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The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge

John Imison - 1796 - 476 pages
...him and the mirrour, of a lefs fize than himfelf. And if he holds out his hand towards the mirrour, the hand of the image will come out towards his hand,...with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the center of concavity ; and he will imagine he may fhake hands with his image. If he reaches his hand...
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Encyclopędia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 13, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...of himftif in the air, between him and the mirror, of a lels fi/e than himfelf. And if he hold$ out his hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image...coincide with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the^centre of concavity ; and he will imagine he may fhake hands with his image. If he reaches his...
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Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ...

Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1803 - 596 pages
...an inverted image of yourself, but smaller, in the air between you and the mirror: holding out your hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image will come out towards your hand, and when at the centre of concavity, be of an ecjual size with it j . and you may as it...
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An Easy Grammar of Natural and Experimental Philosophy: For the Use of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - Electricity - 1807 - 212 pages
...beyond ils centre of concavity, I shall see an inverted image of myself in the air. And if I hold out my hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image will come out and coincide with it, as if the two were shaking hands. If I reach my hand farther, the hand of the...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5

William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...of himself in the air, between him and the mirror, of a less size than himself. And if he hold out his hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image will come out towards hi* hand, and coincide with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the centre of concavity ; and...
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The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 5

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 684 pages
...of himself in the air, between him and the mirror, of a less size than himself. And if he hold oat his hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image will come cut towards hie hand, and coincide with it, of an equal bulk, when his hand is in the centre of concavity...
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Encyclopędia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 15

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...of himlelf in the air, between him and the mirror, and of a lefs fize than himfelf. If he holds out his hand towards the mirror, the hand of the image...when his hand is in the centre of concavity -, and he « ill imagine he may ihake hands with his image. If he reaches his hand farlher, the hand of the image...
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