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D CONTENTS.
PART II.
PHYSICAL OPTICS.
CHAP. VII.
On the Colors of Light, and its Decomposition 63
Decomposition of Light by Absorption 67
CHAP. VIII. On the Dispersion of Light 70
CHAP. IX.
On the Principle of Achromatic Telescopes 74
CHAP. X.
On the Physical Properties of the Spectrum 78
On the Existence of Fixed Lines in the Spectrum ib.
On the Illuminating Power of the Spectrum 80
On the Heating Power of the Spectrum 81
On the Chemical Influence of the Spectrum 82
On the Magnetizing Power of the Solar Rays 83
CHAP. XI. On the Inflexion or Diffraction of Light 86
CHAP. XII.
On the Colors of Thin Plates 90
Table of the Colors of Thin Plates of Air, Water, and Glass 93
CHAP. XIII. On the Colors of Thick Plates 97
CHAP. XIV. On the Colors of Fibres and grooved Surfaces 101
CHAP. XV. On Fits of Reflexion and Transmission, and on the Interference of
Light Ill
CHAP. XVI. On the Absorption of Light 120
CHAP. XVII.
On the Double Refraction of Light 125
On Crystals with one Axis of Double Refraction 128
On the Law of Double Refraction in Crystals with one Nega- tive Axis 130