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Thermocrosis

in physics, heat A red flame, looked at through a red glass appears quite bright, but through a green glass it appears dim or scarcely visible. So in like manner heat which has traversed a red glass passes through another red glass with ly stopped by a green glass. To these little diminution, but is almost complete- ly stopped by a green glass. To these gave the name of thermocrosis.

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