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Contents
Preface | 9 |
Abbreviations | 16 |
Descartes Doctrine of the Instantaneous Propaga | 46 |
Descartes Explanation of Reflection Fermats | 69 |
Descartes Explanation of Refraction Fermats | 93 |
Fermats Principle of Least Time | 136 |
Huygens Cartesianism and his Theory of Con | 159 |
the formation of Huygens theory | 195 |
Newtons Theory of Light and Colours 1672 | 231 |
Hooke | 251 |
Newtons Dogmatism and the Representation | 273 |
Newtons Theory | 298 |
Newtons Theory | 319 |
| 343 | |
Corrections | 356 |
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| Title | Theories of Light: From Descartes to Newton |
| Author | A. I. Sabra |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | CUP Archive, 1981 |
| ISBN | 0521240948, 9780521240949 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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