the second course of light

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CUP Archive, 1965 - 342 pages
 

Contents

Reflection and Refraction at Plane Surfaces
1
Spherical Mirrors 225 22 94
24
Thin Lenses 4 Refraction at Spherical Surfaces
57
Dispersion
70
Defects of the Image
94
Malus and Fraunhofer facing page
96
Optical Instruments
106
Spectroscopy
144
Foucault and Fizeau
224
The Establishment of the Wave Theory
231
Newton and Huygens
240
Wave Motion
250
Interference
265
Michelson and Rowland
267
Diffraction
291
a Diffraction fringes due to a straight edge
292

Photometry
165
Colour
189
The Eye
205
The Velocity of Light
218
Polarisation
315
Answers to Questions
335
Index
339
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