The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... light will move up and down the second board ; let the colours be transmitted successively , and mark the places of the different co- loured rays on the wall after their refrac- tion by the second prism , the red will ap . pear lowest ...
... light will move up and down the second board ; let the colours be transmitted successively , and mark the places of the different co- loured rays on the wall after their refrac- tion by the second prism , the red will ap . pear lowest ...
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... lights and sha dows ; but likewise to unite or con trast the masses of light and dark in such a manner , as to give at once the most forcible impression to the imagi- nation , and the most pleasing effect to the eye . Leonardo da Vinci ...
... lights and sha dows ; but likewise to unite or con trast the masses of light and dark in such a manner , as to give at once the most forcible impression to the imagi- nation , and the most pleasing effect to the eye . Leonardo da Vinci ...
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... light with which the object is enlighten- ed ; the same original colour having a different appearance in the shades from what it has in the light , although at an equal distance from the eye , and so in proportion to the strength of the ...
... light with which the object is enlighten- ed ; the same original colour having a different appearance in the shades from what it has in the light , although at an equal distance from the eye , and so in proportion to the strength of the ...
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