Scientific memoirs : being experimental contributions to a knowledge of radiant energy / by John William Draper.

  • John William Draper
Date:
1878
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Credit: Scientific memoirs : being experimental contributions to a knowledge of radiant energy / by John William Draper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Growth of plants in dnikness 177 of plants ill light 178 Gum on dagiieiTcotvije 22) Uiin-baneliguition experiment 29 H. Heat distribution in spectrum... 100, 383 effect of, on phosphores- ceuce 159,162,105 invisible action of, on carbonic acid 183 measurement of, in spectrum.. 99 radiation of, at different tem- peratures 43 rays and chemical rays, their analogies 230 Heniy on phospiiorescence 318 Herschel on heat radiations 79 on photographic spec- trum 418, 420 on spectrum scale 127 Heumann on flame 60 Horizontal element of flames ana- lyzed 54, 61 Huggins on nebula in Draco 32 Hydrogen flame, spectrum analysis of 55 its relation to chlorine 294 substituted by chloi ine... 306 union of, with chlorine 298 Hypothesis of vision 101 I. Ignited solids, their spectra 31 Ignition of platinum, apparatus for.. 26 on Laplace's co- efficient 30 Ignition, temperature of, bv Davy 23 by Newton. 23 Incandescence, temperature of 23 India-rubber, endosmosis through... 357 Inflammation, explanation of 380 Ingenhousz, experiments of 180 Intensity of light, ett'ect of. 439, 448 Interference of radiations... 92, 240, 454 Inverse vision Ill Iodide of silver, its decomposition... 406 Iodine cannot decompose water 445 corrodes d.aguerreotype plate. 228 Isinglass on daguerreotype plate 227 J. Jamin, quotation from 85 K. Kirchoff on fixed lines 84 on spectrum analysis 86 Kunckel, the alchemist I3i L. Lamansky on fixed lines 384 Lavoisier, chemical theory of 52 Le'merv, tiieory (if ])hosphores- cencc of 137, 160 Leyden spark 247 Lime, incandescence of, compared with electric spark 320 Light, action of, on daguen eoty])e... 235 decomposes chlorine water ... 287 intensity of, at diflerent tem- peratures 41 magnetism of 191 transference of energy 117 Lunar photography 214 M. Magnetism of light 191 Mascart on cadmium 125 Measuring lens 265 Mechanical hypothesis of vision 108 Melloni on heat radiations 129 Melloni's critique 46 Mercurialization of daguerreotype... 211 Mercury, tides on 349 Metals not phosphorescent 140 Microscopic photography 338 Millon on bleaching compounds 293 on carbon compounds 302 Mirrors, action of light on 220 Modified chlorine 271 Moon, phosphorescent picture of 102 photographic picture of.. 213,214 rays of heat of. 131 Mosotti on wave-lengths 112 Miiller on heat distribution 383 N. Nebulre, spectra of 32 Negative rays 87 Newton on decomposition oflight... 128 on temperature of ignition.. 23 Nitrogenized bodies, allotropisra of.. 379 Nonentity, flame passes into. 190 O, Ocelli, their use in vision 102 Octaves, effect of, in decomposition.. 124 several seen by eye 123 Oil-flame, spectrum analysis of 55 Optical qualities, control of 238 Organic matter, production of 306 Oxygen, combustion in 58 P. Passive and active states of chlorine. 301 condition, ett'ect of 457 Phantom images 207 sulijective 107 Phosphorescence 133 Phosphorescent bodies, ignition of... 31 their volume. 142