Treatise on Light

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Waves & Wave Mechanics, General Physics
Cover of the book Treatise on Light by Christiaan Huygens, Christiaan Huygens
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Author: Christiaan Huygens ISBN: 9788892511835
Publisher: Christiaan Huygens Publication: October 26, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Christiaan Huygens
ISBN: 9788892511835
Publisher: Christiaan Huygens
Publication: October 26, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

Considering the great influence which this Treatise has exercised in the development of the Science of Optics, it seems strange that two centuries should have passed before an English edition of the work appeared. Perhaps the circumstance is due to the mistaken zeal with which formerly everything that conflicted with the cherished ideas of Newton was denounced by his followers. The Treatise on Light of Huygens has, however, withstood the test of time: and even now the exquisite skill with which he applied his conception of the propagation of waves of light to unravel the intricacies of the phenomena of the double refraction of crystals, and of the refraction of the atmosphere, will excite the admiration of the student of Optics.

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Considering the great influence which this Treatise has exercised in the development of the Science of Optics, it seems strange that two centuries should have passed before an English edition of the work appeared. Perhaps the circumstance is due to the mistaken zeal with which formerly everything that conflicted with the cherished ideas of Newton was denounced by his followers. The Treatise on Light of Huygens has, however, withstood the test of time: and even now the exquisite skill with which he applied his conception of the propagation of waves of light to unravel the intricacies of the phenomena of the double refraction of crystals, and of the refraction of the atmosphere, will excite the admiration of the student of Optics.

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