Familiar lectures on scientific subjects

By

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, A. Strahan & co, 1866

Notes

Contents: About volcanos and earthquakes.--The sun.--On comets.--The weather and weather prophets.--Celestial measurings and weighings.--On light: pt. I. Reflexion, refraction, dispersion, colour, absorption. pt. II. Theories of light, interferences, diffraction. pt. III. Double refraction, polarization.--On sensorial vision.--The yard, the pendulum, and the metre.--On atoms.--A dialogue.--On the origin of force.--On the absorption of light by coloured media, viewed in connexion with the undulatory theory.--On the estimation of skill in target shooting.

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.18072
OCLC: 3685061
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51425417