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The Principles of Physical Optics: An Historical and Philosophical Treatment by Ernst Mach ISBN: 0486495590 Dover Publications Price: $55.00 click here to see this book The famous physicist explains the experimental and theoretical evolution in the understanding of light phenomena and apparatus. Early experiments are described in full detail, plus examinations of studies on polarization, the mathematical representation of the properties of light, and refinements and advances in theory. 279 figures. 10 portraits.1926 edition. Unabridged republication of the 1926 edition. Two Appendixes of original papers by E. L. Malus. Table of Contents for The Principles of Physical Optics: An Historical and Philosophical Treatment 1. Introduction 2. The Rectilinear Propagation of Light 3. Reflection and Refraction 4. The Early Knowledge of Vision 5. The Development of Dioptrics 6. The Composition of Light 7. The Further Development of the Theory of Colour and Dispersion 8. Periodicity 9. The Further Development of the Theory of Interference 10. Polarization 11. The Mathematical Representation of the Properties of Light 12. The Further Development of the Knowledge of Polarization 13. The Explanation of Rectilinear Rays, Reflection, and Refraction by the Propagation of Waves 14. A Further Explanation of the Behaviour of Light by Means of Periodicity. Diffraction Appendix. Name Index. Subject Index

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