The theory of light / by Thomas Preston.

  • Preston, Thomas
Date:
1901
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    MacCullagli, energy equation of, 94 reciprocal ellipsoid of, 335 principle of equivalent vibrations, 350 reflection of polarised light, 355, 365 minimum reflecting power, 367 theory of metallic reflection, 373 theory of double refraction of quartz, 463 Hertz's experiments and theory of, 551, 559 Magnetic field, rotation produced in, 431 Malus, orthogonal property of rays, 84 measurement of refractive indices, 126 polarisation by reflection, 297 law of intensity, 305 verification of Huygens's wave surface, 314 reflection from metals, 368 method of detecting double refrac- tion, 377 Marian, theory of diff'raction, 213 Mascart, M. E,, on Herschel's bands, 194 on refractive index of water, 133 mode of using grating, 233 verification of Huygens's wave sur- face, 311 Matter and ether, 28 drift caused by moving, 516 Maxwell, J. C, on multiplicity of ethers, 28 electromagnetic theory of. Chap. XXL Medium necessary, 26 Meslin, G., on circular fringes, 160 Metallic reflection of polarised light. Chap. XIV. index, 373 Michelson, A. A., interference under high relative retardation, 154 interferometer of, 202 echelon spectroscope, 247 on velocity of light, 505 in diff'erent media, 513 relative motion of matter and ether, 524 Micrometer, Rochon's, 322 Miller, rainbow experiments, 541 Minimum deviation, measurement of, 126 with prism, 119, 123, 126 Minimum deviation, with grating, 232 with drop, 531 Mirrors, anti(][uity of, 1 examples on, 85 ellipsoid of revolution as, 86 fringes j)roduced by, 142, 148 Mixed plates, colours of, 207 Mixture of pigments, 472 Molecular rotatory power, 428 Monoclinic system, 407 Morley, See Michelson. Multiple metallic reflections, 372 Natural light, 419 imitation of, 420 Neumann, referred to, 324, 365, 551 Neutral lines of thin crystalline plates, 391, 399 New^comb, Simon, on the velocity of light, 508 Newton, on inflection or diff'raction, 9, 212 emission theory, 14 theory of fits, 19, 185 extracts from, 20, 117, 209, 227 apian atic surfaces, 113 experiments on the refrangibility of light, 117 method for refractive index, 129 rings of films, 184 virtual measurement of wave length, 185 scale of colours, 186 diff'usion rings, 203, 209 on coloured rings round sun, 225 rings of, polarisation of the light, 362 Nicol, prism of, 318 Nobert, gratings of, 244 Normal spectrum, 235 velocity surface, 331 Obliquity, eff'ect of, 65 Stokes's law of, 62 Fresnel's fortuitous law of, 277 Obstacle, circular, 222 narrow, 216, 256 straight edge, 214, 255 Opaque disc, 222 Optic axes, relation to double refraction, 299, 330 to planes of polarisation, 334 to conical refraction, 338
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