 | Royal institution of Great Britain - 1882 - 840 σελίδες
...of Newton and his followers. But the error, which was a real one, leaves Newton's theory of colours perfectly unimpaired. Newton's account of his first...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | 1880 - 930 σελίδες
...of Newton and his followers. But the error, which was a real one, leaves Newton's theory of colours perfectly unimpaired. Newton's account of his first...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | 1878 - 728 σελίδες
...says, " 1 procured me a triangular glass prism to try therewith the celebrated phenomenon of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts 10 let in a convenient quantity of sun's light, I placed my prism at his entrance, that it might be... | |
 | 1878 - 720 σελίδες
...procured me a triangular glass prism to try therewith the celebrated phenomenon of colours. And tn order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts 10 let in a convenient quantity of sun's light, I placed my prism at his entrance, that it might be... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1878 - 726 σελίδες
...lay the foundation of spectroscopic analysis. In 1682, in a letter to the Royal Society, he says, " I procured me a triangular glass prism to try therewith the celebrated phenomenon of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my... | |
 | 1880 - 1170 σελίδες
...nc-.|uaiut you, that in the year 1000 (at which time I applied myself to th» grinding of optic-glasses of other figures than spherical) I procured me a triangular...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colore. Atid in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1882 - 774 σελίδες
...of Newton and his followers. But the error, which was a real one, leaves Newton's theory of colours perfectly unimpaired. Newton's account of his first...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | Peter Guthrie Tait - 1884 - 298 σελίδες
...from his letter to Oldenburg, dated Cambridge, Feb. , 167J : — "To perform my late promise to you, I shall without further ceremony acquaint you, that...-prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1892 - 522 σελίδες
...a silk weaver at Spitalfields ; he afterwards became an optician. leaves Newton's theory of colours perfectly unimpaired. Newton's account of his first...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, havmg darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1898 - 84 σελίδες
...you,' he writes to Oldenburg, 'I shall without further ceremony acquaint you, that in the yept 1 666 (at which time I applied myself to the grinding of...prism, to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of colours. And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts,... | |
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And in order thereto, having darkened my chamber, and made a small hole in my window-shuts, to let in a convenient quantity of the sun's light, I placed my prism at its entrance, that it might be thereby refracted to the opposite wall. 
