Elements of Acoustics, Light, and HeatG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1873 - 140 páginas |
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16 Maps aërial angle of incidence aperture appears aqueous vapour ATLAS atmosphere beam becomes body boiling point bulb called candle carbonic acid cloth lettered co-efficient cold colder colour concave concave lens condensed consisting of 32 converge convex lens crystalline lens cubic density diathermic distance diverging double convex lens effect elasticity evaporation expansion experiment Fahrenheit feet flame formed freezing gases GEOGRAPHY glass glottis greater hence Henry Evers inches intensity inversely iron latent heat length liquid LL.D luminous mercury metallic mirror motion musical sound number of vibrations object ordinary particles pass perpendicular pressure principal focus prism produced propagated quantity radiant heat radiation ray of light reflection reflector refraction retina rock-salt screen seen sensation solid sonorous wave sound-wave specific heat spherical spherical aberration spherical reflector steam string substance surface takes place temperature tion transparent tube velocity of sound whilst
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