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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. Coloux is one and the lame, Whertier ic be WMce, quenly all che rarieey of Colours depend uxon the
  2. Composicion oE Lishe.
  3. Prop. TII. Problem.
  4. Lo detine che Retransibiliry oF che leveral POrrs
  5. ot Hlomogeneal Lishr ansverins rothe sere-
  6. ral Colours.
  7. In ehis ihe Auchor is very curious and exact,
  8. Mevino che LaWS OF the Retractions ouF OE GlalS
  9. inco Air, Whence by the 3 AXioms oF his ArA BCOK
  10. che Lars of Retraction our ot dir into Clals are
  11. easiy derired. And finding by Eixperimene, char
  12. erhen Lighr zoes out of dir chro leveral contipuous
  13. retractins Mediums las chrouxh Wacer and Ca (5)
  14. and thence poes out again into Air, Wwhecher che
  15. Rehracting Surtaces be parallel or inclined coone
  16. another; Thac LigHE, a5 OTren aS by CONTPArY Re
  17. tractions tis lo corrected, as that it emergert in
  18. nels of che emersins Lishe, will by degrees, in
  19. passins on trom rhe place ot Lmergence, become
  20. can eacher rwo Theorems (which he chere sives
  21. and by Which che Retractions ot che Rars ot eve.
  22. Ey COrE, made OuE OF any Medium inEO RIr, are
  23. tinoun by havine ehic Retraction ot che Rays OE
  24. one Corr; and allo rhe Retraction out ot one
  25. Medium into anocher, may be trad as often a5 yov
  26. Again, a Lens beine placed abour 8 Feet from che chird Medium. And chele Theorems, it admit.
  27. red into Optickes, Would sire a scope ro rrear rhar
  28. Subjeet voluminousy atEer a neW ManNeE, nOK
  29. chearically ail kinds ot Phaenomena ot Colours
  30. pohich could be reduced by Retraction.
  31. Prop. IV
  32. Colours may be produced by Composirion whict
  33. MalI be like che Colours ot tlomopeneat
  34. Lighr, as co the appearance ot Colour, bur
  35. noc as co che immutability oF ic, and che C on
  36. Picurion of Lighe; and chole Colours, b.
  37. hon much more cheyare compounded, by se
  38. much are chey lels fuil and incense, and B.
  39. 100 much Composicion they may be dilures
  40. and weaken d, cilt chey cease. There may
  41. also Colours be produced by Composicion
  42. erhich are nor cullys lile any ol che Cotours ol
  43. Hlomogeneal Listic.
  44. Fellon, CTanee, et scu, ae in che midale ot
  45. che Emeroins Liphe, Wherechere sho Contine o
  46. Shado ac all, che C0 our is else tety lame a5 at
  47. the Edges; che Whole Lighe ac ies enctance
  48. ot one unitorm Colour, Wvhechet Wce, Lelto
  49. Cranse, or. Red, and soins on eltence perpetually
  50. without any chanse ot Colour, luclt as che Contin
  51. oF Stadon is rulpariy suppoledro work in its Re.
  52. tracted Liche ac iis limersence.
  53. Bleicher can chele Colours dise Hom any nem
  54. Modisicarions ot rhe Lighe by Retracts, a
  55. cause ches chanse luccessively trom Wielo Le
  56. de, Oranse, or Red, ivhie n slenactions re-
  57. am che lame, and allo becaute ene Retractions
  58. are made contrary ways by Palatel Superficies
  59. Which deltroy one anochers Lfects.
  60. He Mews allo in Experiment the FIrI OF This 20
  61. policed abour 20 Feec trom che Hlole ot a aarkned sene Rays be inclined co che Incident, che Wrhire
  62. Koom, vou may lo incercepe che Rays ac their
  63. Antrance, as torake away ary one Coiour (which
  64. Spectrum or caoured Image, and lenre He Me le
  65. mainine; Which ewrs Chac all Colours tave an
  66. Indifference ro any Contines oF Stadow, and
  67. cheretore che Difterences ot chese one from ano-
  68. cher donc arile trom the diffetem Contines ot
  69. Stradow, Whereby che Lixhe is rariousy modesta
  70. B00k, Thac by applyins an lron Wire, or such Lines parallet eo chole in whien ic as inciden
  71. like Body, eo a prover parr ot a very larse Prilm conrinues ever after ro be Whire: Bur it the emer
  72. vou pleale) cicher whol. y Or in part, our ot checinsed in ics Rdges vith Colours. Ile chinks he
  73. as hach hicherro been the Opinion of Philolophers. hare che Retractions our ot chem boch into an
  74. Prilm, ac the Hole, had a Paper placed in ils lo-
  75. cus; Wrhich erhen ic as sicuace perpendicalar to
  76. arten very much oblique, appeared Zellon and perfection ot Vition, bur allo by decerminine Ma
  77. Red, Wrhen inclined onc way, and Blue wrten
  78. rurned another; and yet here che Contines ot
  79. Lighe and Stradon, and che Retractions oF che
  80. Prum remained in aII Cases che same: And che
  81. Reaton ot che Phaenomenon (he Mews) is chis:
  82. Tharche Paper in onc Posture beine more oblique
  83. roche more Retrangible Rays, than eo the lels, i
  84. more Aronsly illuminared by che lacrer chan by
  85. the former; and cheretore che less Retrangible
  86. Rays are predominane, in the Reflected Lighe, and
  87. ahere ever chey are so, they cinge rhe Lighe wict
  88. Vellou or Red; 2s when the P’aper beins placee
  89. in che concrary ay, and in an oblique Polture, the
  90. more Retransible RayS BCCOMC PTCHOMIManE; ade
  91. 15
  92. che Lighe appeared ot ies omn eolour Whire; bur ontr by ceachins rhose chines which rend co che
  93. they alvays ringe the Lixhe wich Blues and Violet
  94. 6o0l0
  95. All Flomogeneal Liphe hach ils proxer Colour
  96. ansiverine ro ies degree ot RetrangioIs
  97. and chac Colour cannor be clans cu vy RC.
  98. Aexions and Retractions.
  99. This is plain by Experimene, for alter he had
  100. separated the several lorrs oF RayS one from ano.
  101. ther (as he Mens hor eo do in che Eaperiments be-
  102. thac means sor a quanciry ot Hlomogeneal Lishe; che Lole ot a darhenea Room, the Liehe in the
  103. ehis Spor of Hlomoseneal Lighe as atrerwards un, Locus ot ehe Les Converged, and chere made;
  104. capable ot beins changed by cither Refraction or sbriohe Spor, Wwhich Tccee N d irtire Paper
  105. Restexion, and a il Bodies placed in thac Hlomose- chere, ale in a riste or normal Posrion co ihe
  106. neal Lishe Aill appeared ot ies Colour, hoverer Rass, appeared Whire on che Paper; bur it ei
  107. ditterent cheir eun proper Colours vere from chac.
  108. drem wbence he concludes, Thac it chie Surs
  109. Fiphe consisted bur ot one Corr ot Rays; there (to axpear Cea wich the ulual Colours OF che
  110. avould be bur one Colour in the wholeWorid; Pritu on the reason oE its appearine Wrhire
  111. nor vould ir be posible eo produce any ne Co-
  112. Whicenels, and sll Crey Colours becween
  113. Wie and Black, Ma) be componnded o
  114. Ocher Colous; and ihe Whicenels of rhesun
  115. lours mix d in a due proportion
  116. This he proves by many lxverimenes, and in
  117. Parricular, by chis; Phac à Lens being placed re
  118. Liehe is compounded ot all che primary C0.
  119. cher che P’aper be moved rowards the Flole or Bc.
  120. hind ihe Focus oF the Lens, ic will presenely begir
  121. ac the Focus, Was, becaule chere all The Rays vere
  122. Out D. Credexions und Botcactions; ade ChilE. sexactiys mineled; t il any C0. ouc, luppolo ic
  123. Ret

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