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On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences · Mary Somerville — chapter 16 of 72 · ~35 words · public domain

Refraction—Astronomical Refraction and its Laws—Formation of Tables of Refraction—Terrestrial Refraction—Its Quantity—Instances of Extraordinary Refraction—Reflection—Instances of Extraordinary Reflection—Loss of Light by the Absorbing Power of the Atmosphere—Apparent Magnitude of Sun and Moon in the Horizon

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