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100 1 $aSabra, A. I.
245 10 $aTheories of light, from Descartes to Newton /$cA.I. Sabra.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c1981.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index.
505 0 $aDescartes' theory of explanation and the foundations of his theory of light -- Descartes' doctrine of the instantaneous propagation of light and his explanation of the rainbow and of colours -- Descartes' explanation of reflection. Fermat's objections -- Descartes' explanation of refraction. Fermat's 'refutations' -- Fermat's principle of least time -- Huygens' Cartesianism and his theory of conjectural explanation -- Two precursors of Huygens' wave theory: Hooke and Pardies -- Huygens' wave theory -- Newton's theory of light and colours, 1672 -- Three critics of Newton's theory: Hooke, Pardies, Huygens -- Newton's dogmatism and the representation of white light -- The two levels of explanation: Newton's theory of refraction -- The two levels of explanation: Newton's theory of the colours of thin plates.
520 2 $aAn Iranian scholar chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic.
600 14 $aDescartes, René,$d1596-1650.
600 14 $aNewton, Isaac,$cSir,$d1642-1727.
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