Instrumental Traditions and Theories of Light
Subtitle: The Uses of Instruments in the Optical Revolution (Science and Philosophy)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780792363491
Subjects: History of science; Optics (light); 20th century; Physics; Optics; Scientific Apparatus And Instruments; Science; Weights & Measures; Science/Mathematics; United Kingdom, Great Britain; History; Political Science / History & Theory; Science / History; Science-Physics; Great Britain; 19th century; Optical instruments
First sentence: After Newton's endorsement in the late seventeenth century, the particle theory of light dominated the field of optics in Britain for more than a hundred years.