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RefNoAP/66/17
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'An experimental verification of the sine law of Malus' by E J [Edmund Johnson] Spitta
CreatorSpitta; Edmund Johnson (1853-1921); British astronomer
Date1889
DescriptionSpitta 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.
Extent14p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0139
RelatedRecordRR/10/303
RR/10/304
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
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