atmospheric refraction in a sentence
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- It is also asserted that Brunel failed to account for atmospheric refraction, and the effect is visible a few days too early.
- King developed the algorithm known as the " King Tracking Rate ", which corrects the tracking rate of a telescope to account for atmospheric refraction.
- Hamilton, California, from which it is readily visible because of the effects of elevation and atmospheric refraction, which add another degree to its apparent altitude.
- Paul Dong writes that Shen's explanation of the rainbow as a phenomenon of atmospheric refraction " is basically in accord with modern scientific principles ."
- The lights are said to be caused by atmospheric refraction that occurs when cold air is trapped below warmer air, a phenomenon known as Fata Morgana.
- In addition, atmospheric refraction causes celestial objects very close to the horizon to appear about half a degree higher than they would if there were no atmosphere.
- His final works were Remark on Primitive Radices ( 1841 ), Calculations of Logarithms by Means of Algebraic Fractions ( 1841 ), and On Atmospheric Refraction ( 1842 ).
- Atmospheric refraction becomes more severe when there are strong temperature gradients, and refraction is not uniform when the atmosphere is inhomogeneous, as when there is turbulence in the air.
- As the observer's latitude increases, communication becomes more difficult due to factors such as atmospheric refraction, Earth's thermal emission, line-of-sight obstructions, and signal reflections from the ground or nearby structures.
- The Lutheran Kepler ( 1571-1630 ), in his " Supplement to Witelo, " solved the problem of atmospheric refraction and built Ibn al-Haytham's foundation into a full account of vision.