Of optics, magnetism, electricity, & galvanismM. Carey, 1815 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 17
עמוד 20
... nerves in the nose will excite in us those sensations , by which we say we have the smell of musk . In the same way par- ticles of light are flowing in every direc- tion from the grain of musk , some of which fall on the eye , and these ...
... nerves in the nose will excite in us those sensations , by which we say we have the smell of musk . In the same way par- ticles of light are flowing in every direc- tion from the grain of musk , some of which fall on the eye , and these ...
עמוד 118
... nerve , which serves to convey to the brain the sensations pro- duced on the retina . Charles . Does the retina extend to the brain ? Tutor . It does : and we shall , when we meet next , endeavour to explain the office of these humours ...
... nerve , which serves to convey to the brain the sensations pro- duced on the retina . Charles . Does the retina extend to the brain ? Tutor . It does : and we shall , when we meet next , endeavour to explain the office of these humours ...
עמוד 120
... nerve . served to convey to the brain the sensations produced on the retina . Tutor . Nor do I pretend to tell you in what manner the image of any object painted on the retina of the eye is calculated to con- vey to the mind an idea of ...
... nerve . served to convey to the brain the sensations produced on the retina . Tutor . Nor do I pretend to tell you in what manner the image of any object painted on the retina of the eye is calculated to con- vey to the mind an idea of ...
עמוד 121
... nerve , is conveyed to the brain , or , in other words , the optic nerve is an extension of the retina . James . And does it carry the news of every object that is painted on the retina ? Tutor . So it should seem ; for we have VOL ...
... nerve , is conveyed to the brain , or , in other words , the optic nerve is an extension of the retina . James . And does it carry the news of every object that is painted on the retina ? Tutor . So it should seem ; for we have VOL ...
עמוד 127
... nerves are so framed , that the correspondent parts , in both eyes , lead to the same place in the brain , and excite but one sensation . But if the axes of both eyes are not directed to the object , that ob- ject seems double . James ...
... nerves are so framed , that the correspondent parts , in both eyes , lead to the same place in the brain , and excite but one sensation . But if the axes of both eyes are not directed to the object , that ob- ject seems double . James ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
acid angle animals appear attract aurora borealis ball battery body brass bring called candle chain charge Charles colours concave lens concave mirror conducting substance conductor CONVERSATION convex lens copper cylinder diameter discharge diverge ductor earth effect elec electric fluid electrified electrometer excited experiment eye-glass fixed focal distance focus Galvanism glass tube gold gymnotus hand hold humours inches insulated inverted iron James knob knuckle Leyden jar looking-glass magnet magnifying means metals motion natural share needle negative nerve nitric acid object object-glass oxidation paper pass phial piece of silver piece of zinc pith-balls Plate VIII poles position produced quantity rays of light reflected Refracting telescopes refraction repel retina rubber rubbing seen shock side south pole spark stand surface telescope tin foil tion touch tric fluid tricity Tutor Voltaism wire zinc
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 54 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
עמוד 121 - Meantime, refracted from yon eastern cloud, Bestriding earth, the grand ethereal bow Shoots up immense; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion, running from the red To where the violet fades into the sky.
עמוד 77 - Since c 6 is perpendicular to the glass at *), the angle of incidence is abc ; and as the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence...
עמוד 11 - How distant some of these nocturnal suns ! So distant (says the sage) 'twere not absurd To doubt if beams, set out at Nature's birth, Are yet arrived at this so foreign world, Though nothing half so rapid as their flight.
עמוד 33 - A lens is glass ground into such a form, as to collect or disperse the rays of light which pass through it. These are of different shapes, and from thence receive different names.
עמוד 287 - As he was sitting with a friend in the open air, an hour after sun-set, they saw a falling, or as it is sometimes called, a shooting star, directing its course towards them, growing apparently larger and larger, till it disappeared not far from them, and, disappearing, it left their faces, hands, and clothes, with the earth, and neighbouring objects, suddenly illuminated with a diffused and lambent light, attended with no noise at all.
עמוד 129 - 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.
עמוד 58 - First the flaming red Sprung vivid forth; the tawny orange next; And next delicious yellow; by whose side Fell the kind beams of all-refreshing green. Then the pure blue, that swells autumnal skies, Ethereal...
עמוד 291 - Even in the depth of polar night, they find A wondrous day; enough to light the chase, Or guide their daring steps to Finland fairs.
עמוד 121 - Shoots up immense ; and every hue unfolds, In fair proportion running from the red, To where the violet fades into the sky. Here, awful Newton, the dissolving clouds Form, fronting on the sun, thy showery...