Elementary Treatise on the Wave-theory of LightLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 - 208 páginas |
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... ether , which are commu- nicated from particle to particle , to its remotest bounds . This ethereal medium is supposed to pervade all space , and to be of such extreme tenuity as to afford no appreciable resistance to the motions of the ...
... ether , which are commu- nicated from particle to particle , to its remotest bounds . This ethereal medium is supposed to pervade all space , and to be of such extreme tenuity as to afford no appreciable resistance to the motions of the ...
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... the partial waves of the ether , which are propagated laterally round any interposed obstacle , the total light resulting from their joint action must degrade rapidly ; and the luminous fringes which 12 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
... the partial waves of the ether , which are propagated laterally round any interposed obstacle , the total light resulting from their joint action must degrade rapidly ; and the luminous fringes which 12 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
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... ether , - the sensation of violet being produced by the most frequent vibrations , and that of red by the least frequent . But the number of vibrations performed in a given time varies inversely as the time of a single vibration ; the ...
... ether , - the sensation of violet being produced by the most frequent vibrations , and that of red by the least frequent . But the number of vibrations performed in a given time varies inversely as the time of a single vibration ; the ...
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... ether which encompasses the Earth does not par- ticipate in its motion , so that the ethereal current produced by their relative motion pervades the solid mass of the Earth " as freely , " to use the words of Young , " as the wind ...
... ether which encompasses the Earth does not par- ticipate in its motion , so that the ethereal current produced by their relative motion pervades the solid mass of the Earth " as freely , " to use the words of Young , " as the wind ...
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... ether , just as a stone flung into water raises waves on its surface . This vibratory motion was supposed to be propa- gated with a velocity greater than that of the molecules ; so as to overtake them , and impress upon them the ...
... ether , just as a stone flung into water raises waves on its surface . This vibratory motion was supposed to be propa- gated with a velocity greater than that of the molecules ; so as to overtake them , and impress upon them the ...
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angle of incidence aperture axes azimuth beam bright bright bands centre circularly polarized coincides colours common light corresponding Crown 8vo crystal denote deviation difference of phase diffraction direction distance diverging double refraction edge effects elasticity elliptically polarized equal ether Fresnel fringes glass hyperbolas Iceland spar inci incident light incident ray inclined intensity interference interval of retardation Jamin length light reflected luminous origin luminous point medium metallic mirror molecules Newton observed obstacle opposite optic axis parallel particles passing perpendicular plane phenomena plane of incidence plane of polarization plane of reflexion plane-polarized polarized light polarized ray polarizing angle portions position Post 8vo principal section principle prism produced propagated ratio reflected light reflected pencil refracted rays refractive index refrangibility result rhombohedron right angles rings screen Second Edition spectrum substance supposed thickness tion transmitted traversed undulation vary velocity vibrations vols wave-theory Woodcuts