On radiation. 'Bede' lect., 1865Longman and Company, 1865 - 62 pages |
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... faces of the thermo - electric pile are kept at the same temperature , no matter how high that may be , there is no current generated . The current is a con- INTERCEPTION OF WAVES . 15 sequence of a difference of 14 ON RADIATION .
... faces of the thermo - electric pile are kept at the same temperature , no matter how high that may be , there is no current generated . The current is a con- INTERCEPTION OF WAVES . 15 sequence of a difference of 14 ON RADIATION .
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John Tyndall. INTERCEPTION OF WAVES . 15 sequence of a difference of temperature between the two opposite faces of the pile ... intercept . In this way the substances mentioned in the fol- lowing table were examined , a small portion only of.
John Tyndall. INTERCEPTION OF WAVES . 15 sequence of a difference of temperature between the two opposite faces of the pile ... intercept . In this way the substances mentioned in the fol- lowing table were examined , a small portion only of.
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... intercept , perfectly transparent ammonia intercepts 5460 units , olefiant gas 6030 units , while sulphurous acid gas absorbs 6480 units . What becomes of the wave motion thus intercepted ? It is applied to the heating of the ab ...
... intercept , perfectly transparent ammonia intercepts 5460 units , olefiant gas 6030 units , while sulphurous acid gas absorbs 6480 units . What becomes of the wave motion thus intercepted ? It is applied to the heating of the ab ...
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... with our opaque solution we may employ the entire surface of the largest lens , and having thus converged the rays , luminous and non - luminous , we can intercept the former by the iodine , and do what we please 2-2.
... with our opaque solution we may employ the entire surface of the largest lens , and having thus converged the rays , luminous and non - luminous , we can intercept the former by the iodine , and do what we please 2-2.
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... intercepted by the glass . The obvious remedy here is to employ rock salt lenses instead of glass ones , or to abandon the use of lenses wholly , and to concentrate the rays by a metallic mirror . Both of these improvements have been ...
... intercepted by the glass . The obvious remedy here is to employ rock salt lenses instead of glass ones , or to abandon the use of lenses wholly , and to concentrate the rays by a metallic mirror . Both of these improvements have been ...
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