History of the principle of interference of light

zbMATH Open0757.01007MaRDI QIDQ1201992FDOQ1201992

Authors: Nahum S. Kipnis 

Publication date: 23 January 1993

Published in: Science Networks. Historical Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

wave theoryAugustin Jean FresnelFraunhoferThomas YoungWollaston

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of optics and electromagnetic theory (78-03)

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• Kirchhoff's theory for optical diffraction, its predecessor and subsequent development: the resilience of an inconsistent theory
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• David Brewster’s and William Herschel’s experiments on inflection that delivered the coup de grâce to Thomas Young’s ether distribution hypothesis

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