An elementary treatise on optics. Part 1: containing all the requisite propositions carried to first approximations : with the construction of optical instruments : for the use of junior university students
 Catalogue Number: 31 An elementary treatise on optics. Part 1: containing all the requisite propositions carried to first approximations : with the construction of optical instruments : for the use of junior university students Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: POTTER, Richard Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1847 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Taylor and Walton Historical Significance: Richard Potter was an expert in visual photometry. In the early 1830s he measured the reflective power of metallic and glass mirrors. Because he found significant discrepancies between his measurements and Fresnel's predictions, he developed doubts concerning the wave theory. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: 1989 Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |