Instrumental traditions and theories of light : the uses of instruments in the optical revolution / by Xiang Chen.
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Kluwer, 2000.
Descrizione fisica:
XXIII, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Science and philosophy ; 9
Contiene:
Indice: List of figures. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Comparisons of explanatory power 2. Explanatory power and classification 3. Classification and the use of instruments 4. The dispute over dispersion 5. The discovery of the polarity of light 6. The measurements of the intensity of light 7. Instrumental traditions 8. The geometric tradition and the wave theory of light 9. The visual tradition and the closure of the optical revolution. Conclusion. Appendixes. Notes. References. Name index. Subject index
