"This series of eight lectures ... was delivered in the spring of 1899 at the Lowell Institute."
Contents
Wave motion and interference -- Comparison of the efficiency of the microscope, telescope, and interferometer -- Application of interference methods to measurements of distances and angles -- Application of interference to spectroscopy -- Light waves as standards of length -- Analysis of the action of magnetism on light waves by the interferometer and the echelon --Application of interference methods to astronomy -- The ether.
Reproduction
Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, 1970. 1 microfiche ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 12666)
