Treatise on Light
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Preface and Note by the Translator
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I: On Rays Propagated in Straight Lines, Part 1
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I: On Rays Propagated in Straight Lines, Part 2
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II: On Reflexion
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III: On Refraction, Part 1
13:04 -
III: On Refraction, Part 2
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IV: On the Refraction of the Air
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V: On the Strange Refraction of Iceland Chrystal, Part 1
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V: On the Strange Refraction of Iceland Chrystal, Part 2
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V: On the Strange Refraction of Iceland Chrystal, Part 3
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V: On the Strange Refraction of Iceland Chrystal, Part 4
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VI: On the Figures of the Transparent Bodies, Part 1
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VI: On the Figures of the Transparent Bodies, Part 2
27:32
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Light bending through glass and splitting into two images inside a crystal gives Christiaan Huygens a problem to explain through waves. In this scientific treatise, he develops arguments about the travel of light, reflection, refraction and the effects of the atmosphere. The English translation by Silvanus P. Thompson includes a note explaining the author's terminology and placing his ideas within the history of optics.
The discussion of Iceland crystal shows how closely Huygens connects observation with a proposed mechanism. He considers spherical and spheroidal waves, the arrangement of particles and differences in the speed at which light spreads. Candle flames and window panes viewed through rock crystal provide further evidence for his reasoning. Readers interested in physics can follow a historical attempt to make one theory account for several optical effects, while the preface explains how experimental agreement can strengthen a scientific hypothesis.
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