The British Critic, Volumes 5-6F. and C. Rivington, 1795 |
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... experiments made by Count Rum- ford with the photometer , and recorded in the paper before us . Experiments upon the Refiftance of the Air to Light . " In the first of thefe , two equal wax candles , well trimmed , and burning with the ...
... experiments made by Count Rum- ford with the photometer , and recorded in the paper before us . Experiments upon the Refiftance of the Air to Light . " In the first of thefe , two equal wax candles , well trimmed , and burning with the ...
Page 463
... experiments made for de- termining this lofs two Argand's lamps were used ; and it was previously determined , by means of the photometer , that the intenfities of their lights at their fources were equal . A pane of fine , clear ...
... experiments made for de- termining this lofs two Argand's lamps were used ; and it was previously determined , by means of the photometer , that the intenfities of their lights at their fources were equal . A pane of fine , clear ...
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... Experiments upon coloured Shadows . By Lieutenant - General Sir Benjamin Thompson , Count of Rumford , F. R. S. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks , Bart . P. R. S. Read February 20 , 1794 , p . 107 . 118 . The experiments , of which an ...
... Experiments upon coloured Shadows . By Lieutenant - General Sir Benjamin Thompson , Count of Rumford , F. R. S. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks , Bart . P. R. S. Read February 20 , 1794 , p . 107 . 118 . The experiments , of which an ...
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