Early Physics and Astronomy: A Historical IntroductionMacDonald and Janes, 1974 - 413 oldal |
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62. oldal
... explained by the fact that since our birth we have been accustomed to its uniform sound and therefore disregard it . Unsophisticated though this Pythagorean astronomy may appear , it had a marked effect on the future development of ...
... explained by the fact that since our birth we have been accustomed to its uniform sound and therefore disregard it . Unsophisticated though this Pythagorean astronomy may appear , it had a marked effect on the future development of ...
128. oldal
... explained as mixtures of light and darkness : much light and little darkness gave a red colour , a more even mixture gave green , and violet or purple contained much darkness but little light . This theory was used , among other things ...
... explained as mixtures of light and darkness : much light and little darkness gave a red colour , a more even mixture gave green , and violet or purple contained much darkness but little light . This theory was used , among other things ...
200. oldal
... explained the rainbow by reflection in the surface of a cloud , Grosseteste by refraction in the cloud as a whole . Dietrich now showed how all the known phenomena can be explained from the assumptions that the rays are refracted and ...
... explained the rainbow by reflection in the surface of a cloud , Grosseteste by refraction in the cloud as a whole . Dietrich now showed how all the known phenomena can be explained from the assumptions that the rays are refracted and ...
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