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    Treatise on Light
    Treatise on Light
    Treatise on Light
    Audiobook4 hours

    Treatise on Light

    Written by Christiaan Huygens

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Treatise on Light was published in 1690 and is probably the largest scientific volume on light published before Newton's Opticks. The book explains how light travels (i.e., that it has a certain velocity), and what happens when it hits a surface (refraction and reflection). A large portion of the book is devoted to the double refraction occurring in Iceland chrystal, and all drawn conclusions are proved geometrically.

    Christiaan Huygens (1629 - 1695) was a prominent physicist and astronomer. His main discoveries are the centrifugal force, collision laws for bodies and the argument that light consists of waves. He was a contemporary of Galilei and Descartes, and a member of the French Royal Society since 1663. (Summary by Availle)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014

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      This audiobook was a useful tool to push me through a difficult read. It is a good but technical book.

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