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A treatise on optics / by David Brewster.

  • David Brewster
Date:
1831
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on optics / by David Brewster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAP. XXVIII. On the Polarising Structure produced by Heat, Cold, Compression, Dilatation, and Induration = 5 2 j. Transient Influence of Heat and Cold 2 = (1.) Cylinders of Glass with one positive Axis of Double Refraction = ~ E 5 Bs (2.) Cylinders of Glass with a negative Axis of Double Re- fraction - = (8.) Oval Plates of Glass with two we of [oat Refraction (4.) Cubes of Glass with Double Refraction = a (5.) Rectangular Plates of Glass with Planes of no Double Refraction = = (6.) Sphere of Glass, &c. with an infinite Aare of Axes of Double Refraction - = = (7.) Spheroids of Glass with one Axis of Double Retraction along the Axis of Revolution and two Axes along the Equatorial Diameters = x z (8.) Influence of Heat on regular Crystals “ 2 2, On the permanent Influence of sudden Cooling = = 3. On the Influence of Compression and Dilatation e “ 4, On the Influence of Induration = = = CHAP. XXIX. Phenomena of Composite or Tesselated Crystals = . CHAP. XXX. On the Dichroism, or Double Colour, of Bodies ; and the Absorption of Polarised Light 5 S = 2 Colours of the two Images in Crystals with one Axis y 2 Colours of the two Images in Crystals with two Axes 5 = General Observations on Double Refraction = = PART III. 232 ib. ib. 233 234. ib. 235 237 ib. 238 239 240 242 243 249 250 252 253 ATION OF NATURAL PHENOMENA. CHAP. XXXI. On unusual Refraction 5 < 2 2 CHAP. XXXII. On the Rainbow = 4 _ L! 2 CHAP. XXXIII. On Halos, Coronx, Parhelia, and Paraselene 2 ; & CHAP. XXXIV. On the Colours of Natural Bodies & ait L: 255 270 280 -
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