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... light advanced by Thomas Young . Fresnel , detail of an engraving by Ambroise Tardieu after a contemporary portrait , 1825 H. Roger - Viollet Fresnel served as an engineer in various de- partments of France but lost his post temporar ...
... light advanced by Thomas Young . Fresnel , detail of an engraving by Ambroise Tardieu after a contemporary portrait , 1825 H. Roger - Viollet Fresnel served as an engineer in various de- partments of France but lost his post temporar ...
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... light blue ; variable other than red faint yellowish = 1.757-1.768 transparent w = 1.765-1.776 d = 0.018 transparent transparent to opaque also white to yellowish , and yellow green to a = 1.527-1.577 transparent to opaque colourless ...
... light blue ; variable other than red faint yellowish = 1.757-1.768 transparent w = 1.765-1.776 d = 0.018 transparent transparent to opaque also white to yellowish , and yellow green to a = 1.527-1.577 transparent to opaque colourless ...
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... light passing near a very massive object such as the Sun , the reddening of light emitted by a very massive object , and the slowing of a clock raised above the Earth relative to one remain- ing on the surface . The new theory was also ...
... light passing near a very massive object such as the Sun , the reddening of light emitted by a very massive object , and the slowing of a clock raised above the Earth relative to one remain- ing on the surface . The new theory was also ...
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