Six Lectures on Light / Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873
by John Tyndall
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- SIX LECTURES ON LIGHT
- DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES
- 1872-1873
- JOHN TYNDALL, D.C.L., LL,D., F.R.S.
- PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
- CONTENTS.
- ON LIGHT
- LECTURE I.
- § 1. Introduction.
- § 2. Subject of the Course. Source of Light employed.
- § 3. Rectilineal Propagation of Light. Elementary Experiments. Law of Reflection.
- § 4. The Refraction of Light. Total Reflection.
- § 5. Velocity of Light. Aberration. Principle of least Action.
- § 6. Descartes' Explanation of the Rainbow.
- § 7. Analysis and Synthesis of Light. Doctrine of Colours.
- § 8. Colours of Pigments as distinguished from Colours of Light.
- LECTURE II.
- § 1. Origin and Scope of Physical Theories.
- § 2. The Emission Theory of Light.
- § 3. The Undulatory Theory of Light.
- § 4. Wave-Motion, Interference of Waves, 'Whirlpool Rapids' of Niagara.
- § 5. Analogies of Sound and Light.
- § 6. Interference of Light.
- § 7. Colours of thin Films. Observations of Boyle and Hooke.
- § 8. Newton's Rings. Relation of Colour to Thickness of Film.
- § 9. Theory of 'Fits' applied to Newton's Rings.
- § 10. The Diffraction of Light.
- § 11. Application of the Wave-theory to the Phenomena of Diffraction.
- LECTURE III.
- § 1. Derivation of Theoretic Conceptions from Experience.
- § 2. Theory of Crystallization.
- § 3. Ordinary Refraction of Light explained by the Wave Theory.
- § 4. Double Refraction of Light explained by the Wave Theory.
- § 4. Double Refraction of Light explained by the Wave Theory.
- § 5. Polarization of Light explained by the Wave Theory.
- LECTURE IV.
- § 1. Action of Crystals on Polarized Light: the Nicol Prism.
- § 2. Colours of Films of Selenite in Polarized Light.
- § 3. Colours of Crystals in Polarized Light explained by the Undulatory Theory.
- § 4. Colours produced by Strain and Pressure.
- § 5. Colours of Unannealed Glass.
- § 6. Circular Polarization.
- § 7. Complementary Colours of Bi-refracting Spar in Circularly Polarized Light. Proof that Yellow and Blue are Complementary.
- § 8. The Magnetization of Light.
- § 9. Iris-rings surrounding the Axes of Crystals.
- § 10. Power of the Wave Theory.
- § 11. The Blue of the Sky.
- § 12. Artificial Sky.
- § 13. Polarization of Skylight.
- LECTURE V.
- § 1. Range of Vision and of Radiation.
- § 2. Ultra-violet Rays: Fluorescence.
- § 3. The Heat of the Electric Beam. Ignition through a Lens of Ice. Possible Cometary Temperature.
- § 4. Combustion of a Diamond by Radiant Heat.
- § 5. Ultra-red Rays: Calorescence.
- § 6. Identity of Light and Radiant Heat. Reflection from Plane and Curved Surfaces. Total Reflection of Heat.
- § 7. Invisible Images formed by Radiant Heat.
- § 8. Polarization of Heat.
- § 9. Double Refraction of Heat.
- § 10. Magnetization of Heat.
- § 11. Distribution of Heat in the Electric Spectrum.
- LECTURE VI.
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
- APPENDIX.
- ON THE SPECTRA OF POLARIZED LIGHT.
- MEASUREMENT OF THE WAVES OF LIGHT.
- INDEX.
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