Kinds and the wave theory of light / Jed Z. Buchwald.
Note:
A p. 67-74: Appendix: How Brewster expropriated phase
Abstract:
Explores the possibility of formalizing and clarifying the problem of incommensurability in the history of electromagnetism and optics by using Thomas Kuhn's and Ian Hacking's concept of kinds. Specifically deals with the case of the wave theory of light in the 19th century
Studies in history and philosophy of science Vol. 23 (1992), p. 39-74