History of Optics from Greek Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

History of Optics from Greek Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

Darrigol, Olivier (Research Director at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS, University of Paris 7)

Oxford University Press

03/2016

344

Mole

Inglês

9780198766957

15 a 20 dias

This book is a long-term history of optics, from early Greek theories of vision to the nineteenth-century victory of the wave theory of light. It is a clear and richly illustrated synthesis of a large amount of literature, and a reliable and efficient guide for anyone who wishes to enter this domain.
1. From the Greeks to Kepler ; 2. Mechanical medium theories of the seventeenth century ; 3. Newton's optics ; 4. The eighteenth century ; 5. Interference, polarization, and waves in the early nineteenth century ; 6. Ether and matter ; 7. Waves and rays
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