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Experimental Optics

Experimental Optics

Experimental Optics

A Manual for the Laboratory
G. F. C. Searle
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9781107683686
Paperback

    George Frederick Charles Searle (1864–1954) was a British physicist who worked at the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge for 55 years. Originally published in 1925, this book describes optical experiments carried out in Searle's practical class at the Laboratory. A broad range of experiments is contained, reflecting the diversity of student experience within the classes. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in optics and the history of science.

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    Paperback
    9781107683686
    374 pages
    216 × 140 × 21 mm
    0.48kg

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Elementary laws of optics
    • 2. Some applications of the laws of reflection and refraction
    • 3. Experiments with plane surfaces
    • 4. The spectrometer
    • 5. Experiments with prisms
    • 6. Spherical mirrors
    • 7. Thin lenses
    • 8. Experiments with thin lenses
    • 9. Coaxial optical systems - thick lenses
    • 10. Experiments with coaxial systems
    • 11. Astigmatism and focal lines
    • 12. Interference and polarisation by reflexion
    • 13. Diffraction grating and zone plate.
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    • G. F. C. Searle