| Descript |
1 online resource (xii, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
From the Greeks to Kepler -- Mechanical medium theories of the seventeenth century -- Newton's optics -- The eighteenth century -- Interference, polarization, and waves in the early nineteenth century -- Ether and matter -- Waves and rays |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-318) and index |
| Note |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Optics -- History |
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Optics & Light. |
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Optics. (OCoLC)fst01046845 |
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Optik |
| Genre |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9780191626944 (electronic bk.) |
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0191626945 (electronic bk.) |
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1299908012 (ebk) |
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9781299908017 (ebk) |
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9780191627453 |
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0191627453 |
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9780199644377 |
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0199644373 |
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