Instrumental Traditions and Theories of Light: The Uses of Instruments in the Optical Revolution

by Xiang Chen

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An analysis of the optical revolution in the context of early 19th century Britain. Far from merely involving the replacement of one optical theory by another, the revolution also involved substantial changes in instruments and the practices that surrounded them. People's judgements about classification, explanation and evaluation were affected by the way they used such optical instruments as spectroscopes, telescopes, polarisers, photometers, gratings,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0792363493

ISBN13:9780792363491

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:Springer

Length:213 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference England Europe Experiments, Instruments & Measurement History History & Philosophy Humanities Measurement Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Optics

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