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- Title
Huygens' Methods for Determining Optical Parameters in Birefringence.
- Authors
Buchwald, Jed Z.
- Abstract
In this article, the author reflects on Dutch physicist and philosopher, Christiaan Huygens' methods concerning birefringence. He opines that original works of Huygens must be referred, to clear the doubts raised by his experimental and computational methods of calculation in birefringence of the crystal Iceland spar. He refers to various sources of Huygens' original works including a book titled "Codex."
- Subjects
HUYGENS, Christiaan, 1629-1695; DOUBLE refraction; ICELAND spar; SCHOLARS; PHYSICISTS; CODEX (Book)
- Publication
Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 2007, Vol 61, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
0003-9519
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00407-006-0115-7