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3. On the Vibrations of Plane-Polarised Light

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

W. J. Macquorn Rankine Esq.
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If the plane of polarisation is normal to the direction of vibration, according to the conjecture of Fresnel, which seems to be supported by the phenomena of reflexion, the velocity of propagation of light in a crystalline medium is a function of the direction of vibration, If, on the contrary, the plane of polarisation is parallel to the direction of vibration, the velocity of propagation is a function of the position of the plane which includes the direction of vibration, and the direction of transmission.

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Proceedings 1850-51
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 3 , 1857 , pp. 3 - 4
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1857

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