Of optics, magnetism, electricity and galvanismH.C. Carey & I. Lea, M'Carty & Davis, Kimber & Sharpless, Lydia R. Bailey, Benjamin & Thomas Kite, Bennett & Walton, Marot & Walter, and Anthony Finley, 1825 |
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Page 157 - Leyden, of much eminence, said that " he felt himself struck in his arms, shoulders, and breast, so that he lost his breath ; and it was two days before he recovered from the effects of the blow and the terror ; adding, that he would not take a second shock for the kingdom of France.
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Page 41 - ... the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence, the image for any point can be seen only in the reflected ray prolonged.
Page 75 - Yes ; the three glasses next the eye having their focal distances equal, the magnifying power is found by dividing the focal distance of the object-glass by the focal distance of one of the eye-glasses.
Page 75 - IK ; opposite to the hole r is a small mirror L, concave towards the great one ; it is fixed on a strong wire M, and may, by means of a long screw on the outside of the tube, be made to move backwards or forwards. AB is a remote object ; from which rays will flow to the great mirror D F.
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| Title | Of optics, magnetism, electricity and galvanism Volume 3 of Scientific Dialogues: Intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People : in which the First Principles of Natural and Experimental Philosophy are Fully Explained, Jeremiah Joyce |
| Author | Jeremiah Joyce |
| Publisher | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, M'Carty & Davis, Kimber & Sharpless, Lydia R. Bailey, Benjamin & Thomas Kite, Bennett & Walton, Marot & Walter, and Anthony Finley, 1825 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Jun 2006 |
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