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Refrangibility

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re·fran·gi·ble  (r-frnj-bl)
adj.
That can be refracted: refrangible rays of light.

[From Latin refringere, to refract (influenced by refract).]

re·frangi·bili·ty, re·frangi·ble·ness n.


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I had a theory that the gravitation of refraction, being subsidiary to atmospheric compensation, the refrangibility of the earth's surface would emphasize this effect in regions where great mountain ranges occur, and possibly so even-handed impact the odic and idyllic forces together, the one upon the other, as to prevent the moon from rising higher than 12,200 feet above sea-level.
 
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