Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light
Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Experimental determination of the velocity of light
Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Optical Engineering Fundamentals
Author: Bruce H. WalkerPublisher: SPIE Press
ISBN: 9780819427649
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
This text aims to expose students to the science of optics and optical engineering without the complications of advanced physics and mathematical theory.
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light, Made at the United States Naval Academy
Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light
Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light (Classic Reprint)
Author: Albert Abraham MichelsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428148027
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Excerpt from Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light In November, 1877, a modification of Foucault's arrangement suggested itself, by which this result could be accomplished. Between this time and March of the following year a number of preliminary experiments were performed in order to familiarize myself with the optical arrangements The first experiment tried with the revolving mirror produced a deflection considerably greater than that obtained by Foucault. Thus far the only apparatus used was such as could be adapted from the apparatus in the laboratory of the Naval Academy. At the expense of $10 a revolving mirror was made, which could execute 128 turns per second. The apparatus was installed in May, 1878, at the laboratory. The distance used was 500 feet, and the deflection was about twenty times that obtained by Foucault.* These experiments, made with very crude apparatus and under great difficulties, gave the following table of results for the velocity of light in miles per second. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Birth of Science
Author: Alex Ely KossovskyPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030517446
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This book reveals the multi-generational process involved in humanity's first major scientific achievement, namely the discovery of modern physics, and examines the personal lives of six of the intellectual giants involved. It explores the profound revolution in the way of thinking, and in particular the successful refutation of the school of thought inherited from the Greeks, which focused on the perfection and immutability of the celestial world. In addition, the emergence of the scientific method and the adoption of mathematics as the central tool in scientific endeavors are discussed. The book then explores the delicate thread between pure philosophy, grand unifying theories, and verifiable real-life scientific facts. Lastly, it turns to Kepler’s crucial 3rd law and shows how it was derived from a mere six data points, corresponding to the six planets known at the time. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the book will inform and fascinate all aficionados of science, history, philosophy, and, in particular, astronomy.
Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis
Author: Albert A. MichelsonAnnual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: Smithsonian Institution. Board of RegentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments
Author: George JohnsonPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 140003423X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A dazzling, irresistible collection of the ten most groundbreaking and beautiful experiments in scientific history. With the attention to detail of a historian and the storytelling ability of a novelist, New York Times science writer George Johnson celebrates these groundbreaking experiments and re-creates a time when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces and scientists were in awe of light, electricity, and the human body. Here, we see Galileo staring down gravity, Newton breaking apart light, and Pavlov studying his now famous dogs. This is science in its most creative, hands-on form, when ingenuity of the mind is the most useful tool in the lab and the rewards of a well-considered experiment are on exquisite display.