What does refringency mean?
Refringency means The power of a substance to refract a ray..
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The power of a substance to refract a ray..
The velocity with which a luminous ray passes through a given body depends exclusively on the refringency of this body and on the velocity of emission of the ray, on the velocity it had in vacuo
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Refringency means The power of a substance to refract a ray..
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The velocity with which a luminous ray passes through a given body depends exclusively on the refringency of this body and on the velocity of emission of the ray, on the velocity it had in vacuo
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