Elements of natural philosophy : being an experimental introduction to the study of the physical sciences.

  • Bird, Golding, 1815-1854.
Date:
1839
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    Haldat, M., his demonstration of fluid pressure, 83 Hardness of bodies, 6 Hard bodies, collision of, 50 Harmonic sounds, 135 Heat, evolution of by the voltaic cur- rent, 232 Herschel, Sir John, his table of the length and velocity of luminous undulations, 325 Homogeneous light, 323 Humboldt, Baron, on the horary variations of the barometer, 103 Huygens, his theory of light, 290 Hydrometer or Areometer, 94 Hydrostatics, 78: hydrodynamics, 111 Jars, electric, 195; diamond, 199 Iceland spar, double refractive power of, 348; principal section of, t'6.; polari- zation of light by, 354; system of rings in, 368 Idio-electrics, 161 Images, formed by plane mirrors, 300 ; by concave mirrors, 303; by convex mirrors, 304; by lenses, 317 Impenetrability of matter, 2 Index of refraction, 306; table of, 207; for Fraunhofer's lines, 331; calculated for two media, 308; of ordinary and extraordinary rays, 350; ratio between polarizing angle and, 363 Induction, magnetic, 145 ; electric, 1/0 ; results of electric, 191; electro-dynamic, 266 Inertia, 11 ; centre of, 26 Inflammable bodies, high refractive powers of, 307 Insulation of electricity, 162 Interference, of sound, 129; of common light, 334 ; of polarized light, 365 Isochronism of pendulum, 54; exceptions to, 55 Inversor of electricity, 246 Iris, 394 Irrationality of the solar spectrum, 329 Ivory balls, elasticity of, 10 Leichtenberg, his electric figures, 204 Lenses, forms of, 311; refraction through, 313 ; Codding ton's and Wollaston's, 387 Leonice gigantea, electric properties of, 286 Lever, defined, 01 ; conditions of equili- brium, 62; different forms of, 65; velocity of its arms, 64 ; formula; for, 60 Leydcn, jar, 195 ; vacuum, 203 Light, electric; 169, 231 Light, unpolarized. theories of, 290; undulatory hypothesis of, 291; velocity of propagation, 294; modifications of, 296 j white and coloured, 295 ; evolved by coloured bodies, 296; measurement of its intensity, 297; law of reflection of, ib.; ratio between reflected and incident, 298; reflected from plane mirrors, 299; from concave, 301 , from convex, 302; law of its refraction, 306; resolution of, into coloured rays, 322 ; artificially co- loured, 325. absorption of, 327 ; inter- ference of, 334 ; diffraction of, 336; in the centre of shadows, 338; doubly refracted, 348 Light, rectilinearly polarized, 353; planes of, 354 ; produced by double refraction, ib.; by tourmaline, and agate, 355; by reflection, 356, 534; refuses to be re- flected at certain angles, 358 ; extinction of by glass, and tourmaline, 359; pro- duced by refraction through glass plates, 360; partial or apparent, 361; produced by internal reflection, 363; homoge- neous, ib,; presence of in daylight, 364; interference of, 3G5; colours of, 367; rings in uni-axial crystals, observed by, 368; in bi-axial crystals, 369; converted into circular light, 378 Light circularly polarized, 373; in quartz, 374; in organic fluids, 376 ; on the mole- cular force of, 378; rotation of the planes of polarization, produced by syrup, 377 ; converted into rectilinear light, 379 Light elliptically polarized, 379 ; produced by reflection from metallic surfaces, ib; by reflection from ignited mica, ib.; converted into rectilinear light, ib. Lightning, 212 Limiting angle of refraction, 309 Lines of no polarization, 371 Luminous bodies, 294 Magdeburg hemispheres, 109 Magic lantern, 386 Magnetism, 143; conventional hypothesis of, 147; arrangement of in a bar, 148; induced by electricity, 258, 260; Am- pere's theory of, 263, 2?6 Magnets, 143; arrangement of iron-filings in curves by, 144; results of the fracture of, 146 ; declination of, 150; inclination of, 151; diurnal variation of, 153; di- rective force of the earth on, 154; con- secutive poles of, 145; mode of making, 156; horse-shoe, 157 Magnifying power of lenses, 319