| Reference number | AP/66/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'An experimental verification of the sine law of Malus' by E J [Edmund Johnson] Spitta |
| Creator | Spitta; Edmund Johnson (1853-1921); British astronomer |
| Date | 1889 |
| Description | Spitta presents a method 'based on the phenomena exhibited by polarised light under certain conditions', describing the equipment used and sharing experimental results.
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Includes a diagram of Spitta's experimental apparatus.
Subject: Mathematics / Optics
Received 28 May 1889. Read 20 June 1889. Communicated by William de Wiveleslie Abney.
Mentioned as read in volume 46 of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. |
| Extent | 14p |
| Format | Typescript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0139 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/10/303 |
| RR/10/304 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6454 | Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920) | 1843 - 1920 |