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portada Optics in the age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700 1795
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2006
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
0521035074
ISBN13
9780521035071
Edition No.
1
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Optics in the age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700 1795

Casper Hakfoort (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Optics in the age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700 1795 - Casper Hakfoort

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Synopsis "Optics in the age of Euler: Conceptions of the Nature of Light, 1700 1795 "

According to received historiography, the fundamental issue in eighteenth-century optics was whether light could be understood as the emission of particles, or as the motion of waves in a subtle medium. Moreover, the emission theory of light was supposed to have been dominant in the eighteenth century, backed by Newton's physical arguments. This picture is enriched and qualified by focusing on the origins, contents and reception of the wave theory of light, published by Leonhard Euler in 1746, studied in depth in this 1995 book. Contrary to what has been assumed, the particle–wave debate only starts with Euler. When the emission view of light suddenly became dominant in Germany around 1795, it was new chemical experiments that proved crucial. Reflecting on the mathematical, experimental and metaphysical aspects of physical optics, a general picture of early modern science is outlined in the epilogue to the book.

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