Theories of Light: From Descartes to NewtonOldbourne, 1967 - 363 pages |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Abbreviations | 16 |
Descartes Doctrine of the Instantaneous Propaga | 46 |
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Académie des Sciences according angle of incidence appeared argument asserted assumption Bacon ball Cartesian cause Clerselier colours of thin component corpore corpuscular Correspondence crystal deduced demonstration Descartes determination Dioptric direction doctrine effects equal ether experimental experiments explain fact Fermat Fermat's principle force Hooke Hooke's Huygens hypothesis Ibid Ibn al-Haytham idea instantaneous interpretation law of refraction Leibniz letter to Mersenne luminous mathematical mechanical medium method Micrographia motion motus move movement nature of light Newton Newton's Papers Newton's theory Novum Organum objections oblique observed Oldenburg optical parallel Pardies particles passage perpendicular phenomena physical Principia principle prism problem proof properties of light propositions pulse Query quod rectilinear propagation reflection refracted ray refracting surface refrangibility remarks sine law speed straight line subtle matter super supposed supposition theory of colours tion Traité transparent bodies Treatise v₁ velocity of light vibrations wave-front white light Witelo wrote