Six Lectures On Light

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Author

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893

Title

Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873

Credits

Produced by Clare Boothby, Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Light

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14000

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14000

Release Date

November 10, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SIX LECTURES ON LIGHT — DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES — 1872-1873 — BY
2. 2.JOHN TYNDALL, D.C.L., LL,D., F.R.S. — PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — ON LIGHT
4. 4.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 .
5. 5.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 .
6. 6.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 .
7. 7.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 .
8. 8.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 .
9. 9.LECTURE VI. — SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
10. 10.APPENDIX. — ON THE SPECTRA OF POLARIZED LIGHT. — MEASUREMENT OF THE WAVES OF LIGHT.
11. 11.INDEX.

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