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Page 433
... rotation , namely the rotation of the plane of polarization of light . For , by Maxwell's theory , light is an electrical phenomenon , and consists of waves of electrical dis- placement , the currents of displacement being at right ...
... rotation , namely the rotation of the plane of polarization of light . For , by Maxwell's theory , light is an electrical phenomenon , and consists of waves of electrical dis- placement , the currents of displacement being at right ...
Page 434
... rotation of light . But the formula makes the rotation inversely proportional to the wave - length , whereas we find it more nearly as the square or cube . This I consider to be a defect due to the im- perfect theory ; and it would ...
... rotation of light . But the formula makes the rotation inversely proportional to the wave - length , whereas we find it more nearly as the square or cube . This I consider to be a defect due to the im- perfect theory ; and it would ...
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... rotation , when the self - induction becomes sensible . The magnitude of this appa- rent rotation depends , when the hollow spheres are thin , in a very simple manner , on the velocity of rotation ; so that thin hollow spheres are ...
... rotation , when the self - induction becomes sensible . The magnitude of this appa- rent rotation depends , when the hollow spheres are thin , in a very simple manner , on the velocity of rotation ; so that thin hollow spheres are ...
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FIFTH SERIES | 1 |
Frederick Guthrie on certain Vibrations of Solids Plates II | 10 |
Prof Challis on Newtons Regula Tertia Philosophandi | 35 |
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