Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 15
... object , especially the edges of it , as if it were viewed through a prism . To correct this inconvenience had been long a desideratum in the art . At last it came into the mind of a sagacious optician , to inquire how this matter was ...
... object , especially the edges of it , as if it were viewed through a prism . To correct this inconvenience had been long a desideratum in the art . At last it came into the mind of a sagacious optician , to inquire how this matter was ...
Pagina 16
... objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches to as many miles . These difficulties present not ... object and eye - glasses of telescopes . For this beautiful discovery science is indebted to Dr. Blair of Edinburgh ...
... objects are viewed by the naked eye , viz . from a few inches to as many miles . These difficulties present not ... object and eye - glasses of telescopes . For this beautiful discovery science is indebted to Dr. Blair of Edinburgh ...
Pagina 17
... object through the pupil of the eye , by the refraction of the lens and humours of the eye , form an exact representation at the bottom of the eye on the retina ; so the camera obscura , by means of a lens refracting the rays , exhibits ...
... object through the pupil of the eye , by the refraction of the lens and humours of the eye , form an exact representation at the bottom of the eye on the retina ; so the camera obscura , by means of a lens refracting the rays , exhibits ...
Pagina 18
... objects that lie near at hand , within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are placed ... object than when they are sent from one that is remote . A person who was using an optical instrument , would manage ...
... objects that lie near at hand , within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are placed ... object than when they are sent from one that is remote . A person who was using an optical instrument , would manage ...
Pagina 19
... object is near to the eye , or come parallel to one another , which is the case when the object is placed at a distance . Can any- thing be more decisive of contrivance than this is ? The most secret laws of optics must have been known ...
... object is near to the eye , or come parallel to one another , which is the case when the object is placed at a distance . Can any- thing be more decisive of contrivance than this is ? The most secret laws of optics must have been known ...
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