Burnett Lectures On Light in Three Courses; Delivered at Aberdeen in November 1883, December, 1884, and November, 1885
London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. Second edition. Hardcover. 19 x 12.5 cm. Crown octavo. 347pp (1). Indexed. Bound in green cloth. Compiles three seres of lectures which were first published seperately in 1885, 1887, and 1887. The three lectures were first published together in 1887, this copy is a second edition of that compilation donei n 1892. Corners and head and tail of spine are lightly bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Very Good. Item #66981
Stokes delivered these lectures on opticsat the University of Aberdeen in 1883-85. The earliest work Stokes did on light centered on the nature of the ether and the wave theory of light. His explanation of fluorescence from studying the blue color exhibited at the surface of an otherwise colorless solution of sulfate of quinine when viewed by transmitted light awarded him the Rumford Medal. Stokes also made contributions to pure mathematics relating to real world physical problems, hydrodynamics and the relationship of science to religion. Uncommon work. DSB XIII.
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