Light waves and their uses /


Autoria(s): Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931.
Data(s)

31/12/1969

Resumo

Includes index.

"This series of eight lectures ... was delivered in the spring of 1899 at the Lowell Institute."--Pref.

Wave motion and interference.--Comparison of the efficiency of the microscope, telescope, and interferometer.--Application of interference methods to measurements of distances and angles.--Application of interference methods to spectroscopy.--Light waves as standards of length.--Analysis of the action of magnetism on light waves by the interferometer and the echelon.--Application of interference methods to astronomy.--The ether.

Mode of access: Internet.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.49015000127002

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Chicago : The University of Chicago press,

Direitos

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Palavras-Chave #Ether (Space) #Magnetooptics. #Standards of length. #Optical instruments. #Interference (Light)
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