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A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. Thus a prism of 1 Δ would produce 1 cm visible displacement at 100 cm, or 1 metre. This can be represented mathematically as: = where is the amount of prism correction in prism dioptres, and is the angle of deviation of the light.
Thomas G. Pickering. Thomas G. Pickering (1940 – 2009) was a British physician and academic. He was a professor of medicine at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He was an internationally renowned expert in clinical hypertension and a leader in the fields of hypertension and cardiovascular ...
Specialty. Ophthalmology. Esophoria is an eye condition involving inward deviation of the eye, usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance. It is a type of heterophoria .
A Counterblaste to Tobacco. A Counterblaste to Tobacco is a treatise written by King James VI of Scotland and I of England in 1604, in which he expresses his distaste for tobacco, particularly tobacco smoking. [ 1] As such, it is one of the earliest anti-tobacco publications.
Nebuchadnezzar II's Prism, also known as the Hofkalender, [1] [2] [3] EŞ 7834, [2] [3] The Court of Nebuchadnezzar, [4] the Unger Prism, [5] Nebuchadnezzar's Court Calendar, [6] the Phillipps Cylinder, Nbk Zyl III,4, C34, and Nr. 9, [7] is an artifact from the Neo-Babylonian Empire. [8] [verification needed] The text is similar to, but ...
Mother. Mary, Queen of Scots. Signature. James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. Although he long tried to get both countries to ...
The reign of King James I of England (1603–1625) saw the continued rise of the Puritan movement in England, that began during reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558–1603), and the continued clash with the authorities of the Church of England. This eventually led to the further alienation of Anglicans and Puritans from one another in the 17th ...
The King James Version ( KJV ), also the King James Bible ( KJB) and the Authorized Version ( AV ), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I. [ d][ e] The 80 books of the King James Version include 39 books ...