| sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pages
...not for the reflective and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine ; every shadow of a passing cloud...not direct admission, would be involved in nocturnal obscurity. This scattering action of the atmosphere on the solar light, it should be observed, is greatly... | |
| Sir John Frederick William Herschel - Astronomy - 1833 - 444 pages
...not for the reflective and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine; every shadow of a passing cloud...not direct admission, would be involved in nocturnal obscurity. This scattering action of the atmosphere on the solar light, it should be observed, is greatly... | |
| 1833 - 468 pages
...not for the reflective and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine; every shadow of a passing cloud...the sun had not direct admission, would be involved inr nocturnal obscurity. This scattering action of the atmosphere on the solar light, it should be... | |
| William Prout - Chemistry - 1834 - 618 pages
..." for the reflecting and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine, every shadow of a passing cloud would be pitchy darkness; the stare would be visible all day, and every apartment into which the sun had not direct admission would... | |
| Natural theology - 1836 - 300 pages
..." for the reflecting and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine, every shadow of a passing cloud...not direct admission would be involved in nocturnal obscurity." Again to use the words of the same author, in speaking of twilight, — " After the sun... | |
| Thomas Chalmers - Human beings - 1836 - 572 pages
..." for the reflecting and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine, every shadow of a passing cloud...not direct admission would be involved in' nocturnal obscurity." Again to use the words of the same author, in speaking of twilight, — " After the sun... | |
| Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1839 - 300 pages
...dispersing the solar light, and scattering it in various directions, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine ; every shadow of a passing cloud...sun had not direct admission, would be involved in the obscurity of night. This scattering action of the atmosphere on the solar light, is greatly increased... | |
| Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1839 - 306 pages
...dispersing the solar light, and scattering it in various directions, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine ; every shadow of a passing cloud...sun had not direct admission, would be involved in the obscurity of night. This scattering action of the atmosphere on the solar light, is greatly increased... | |
| George Crabbe - Natural theology - 1840 - 508 pages
...Herschel) for the reflecting and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would be visible to us out of direct sunshine ; every shadow of a passing cloud...would be visible all day, and every apartment into \vhich the sun had not direct admission, would be involved in nocturnal obscurity. " — Treatise on... | |
| 1840 - 430 pages
...not for the reflective and scattering power of the atmosphere, no objects would bo visible to us out of direct sunshine; every shadow of a passing cloud would be pitchy darkness; (he stars would tx vitiblt ail day t and every apartment, into which the sun had not direct admission,... | |
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