-Bicentennial publicationsgale LIGHT 'Bicentennialpale publications With the the President and Fellowsapproval of Yale a series hasvolumes beenof University, of a number the and In- prepared by of Professors to be issued in connection with thestructors, Bicentennial as a indica- Anniversary, partial tion the character the studies in which theof of teachers areUniversity engaged. This series volumes is dedicated toof respectfully arntiuntrs of ttjr tftnitierett? L IGHT A THECONSIDERATION OF MORE FAMILIAR PHENOMENA OF OPTICS BY CHARLES S. PH.D.HASTINGS, in YaleProfessor ofPhysics University NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS LONDON: EDWARD ARNOLD 1901 1901,Copyright, YALE UNIVERSITYBY Published, /go/August, UNIVERSITY PRESS WILSONJOHN U.S.A.AND SON CAMBRIDGE, PREFACE THERE is a number of in the domainphenomenavery large as in the sense thatof which be familiar,optics may regarded of be observed without the accessories which areall them may found in the collections of charac-philosophical apparatusonly To andteristic of laboratories. describe thisphysical explain of is the aim of this book. The extensive sub-class phenomena of and of are excluded thejects spectroscopy polarized light by limitation the are ratherimposed ; remaining topics presented with a view to usefulness than with to respect any arbitrary notion of relative For the reason theimportance.
-Bicentennial publicationsgale LIGHT'Bicentennialpale publications With the the President and Fellowsapproval of Yale a series hasvolumes beenof University, of a number the and In- prepared by of Professors to be issued in connection with thestructors, Bicentennial as a indica- Anniversary, partial tion the character the studies in which theof of teachers areUniversity engaged. This series volumes is dedicated toof respectfully arntiuntrs of ttjr tftnitierett?