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Pierre Bouguer's Optical Treatise on The Gradation of Light
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English
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1961
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In 1760 the first edition of the Traite d’optique sur la gradation de la lumiere of Pierre Bouguer was published posthumously. Dr. Middleton’s translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and a biographical and critical introduction.
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Middleton W.E.K. :
W. E. KNOWLES MIDDLETON was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Optical Society of America. In 1959 the latter Society awarded him its Ives Medal for his work in meteorological optics, photometry, and colorimetry. He wrote 15 books and approximately 100 scientific papers on the science of meteorological sciences and instruments.
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Frontmatter
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Introduction
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Contents
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Publisher's note
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Extracts from the Registers of the Royal Academy of Sciences,July 26th, 1758, and March 31st, 1759
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Bouguer's contents
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BOOK ONE: Various Means of Measuring Light, with Several Applications of These
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BOOK TWO: Researches on the Quantity of Light Reflected by Surfaces Both Polished and Rough
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BOOK THREE: Researches on the Transparency and Opacity of Bodies
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Appendix
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December 15, 1961
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9781487578138
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
