History of the Principle of Interference of Light by Nahum KipnisEnglish | PDF | 1991 | 268 Pages | ISBN : 3764323167 | 25.84 MB
The controversy between the wave theory and the emission theory of light early in the nineteenth century has been a subject of numerous studies. Yet many is sues remain unclear, in particular, the reasons for rejecting Young's theory of light. It appears that further progress in the field requires a better grasp of the overall situation in optics and related subjects at the time and a more thorough study of every factor suggested to be of importance for the dispute.