SUMMARY. — The wave theory of light, built on an analogy with sound vibration, had, until the 19th century, maintained the hypothesis of a longitudinal vibration of light. The author shows that, thanks to Ampere's influence, Fresnel was able in 1821 to discard this notion and to adopt the hypothesis of transverse vibration, thus opening up new possibilities for wave theory.RÉSUMÉ. — Construite sur une analogie avec la vibration sonore, la théorie ondulatoire de la lumière a, jusqu'au XIXe siècle, retenu l'hypothèse d'une vibration lumineuse longitudinale. L'auteur montre que l'influence d'Ampère permit, en 1821, à Fresnel de s'affranchir de cette idée et d'opter pour l'hypothèse d'une vibration transversale, ouvrant ainsi de nouvelles possi...
About a century ago the corpuscular theory of light was falling into disfavor among scientific men i...
SUMMARY. — By means of his fondamental physiological hypothesis of the decomposition of sound vibrat...
In 1836 Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857), having left Paris and settled in Prague following the Jul...
SUMMARY. — The wave theory of light, built on an analogy with sound vibration, had, until the 19th c...
The model of light as transverse waves is an error which has promoted an over-all disintegration of ...
One of the milestones of the science of light commemorated during this International Year of Light a...
A hundred years ago physical science received one of the greatest contributions ever made by a singl...
Abstract The Fresnel's wave theory of light, far from being a mere theoretical speculation, enjoyed ...
English translation of A. Fresnel, "Note sur le calcul des teintes que la polarisation développe dan...
Fresnel's De la Lumière (1822), translated by Thomas Young as "Elementary View of the Undulatory The...
SUMMARY. — Born in Lyon in 1775, André-Marie Ampère became known by his work in Mathematics and in C...
SUMMARY. — Although for over a century Ampere has been considered to have created a Newtonian electr...
Between musical theory and study of perception, there is no space, for Scholastic Science, devoted t...
English translation of A. Fresnel, "Note sur le calcul des teintes que la polarisation développe dan...
Bibliography: p. 160-162.Preface -- Huygens, C. Treatise on light. (First three chapters) -- Huygens...
About a century ago the corpuscular theory of light was falling into disfavor among scientific men i...
SUMMARY. — By means of his fondamental physiological hypothesis of the decomposition of sound vibrat...
In 1836 Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857), having left Paris and settled in Prague following the Jul...
SUMMARY. — The wave theory of light, built on an analogy with sound vibration, had, until the 19th c...
The model of light as transverse waves is an error which has promoted an over-all disintegration of ...
One of the milestones of the science of light commemorated during this International Year of Light a...
A hundred years ago physical science received one of the greatest contributions ever made by a singl...
Abstract The Fresnel's wave theory of light, far from being a mere theoretical speculation, enjoyed ...
English translation of A. Fresnel, "Note sur le calcul des teintes que la polarisation développe dan...
Fresnel's De la Lumière (1822), translated by Thomas Young as "Elementary View of the Undulatory The...
SUMMARY. — Born in Lyon in 1775, André-Marie Ampère became known by his work in Mathematics and in C...
SUMMARY. — Although for over a century Ampere has been considered to have created a Newtonian electr...
Between musical theory and study of perception, there is no space, for Scholastic Science, devoted t...
English translation of A. Fresnel, "Note sur le calcul des teintes que la polarisation développe dan...
Bibliography: p. 160-162.Preface -- Huygens, C. Treatise on light. (First three chapters) -- Huygens...
About a century ago the corpuscular theory of light was falling into disfavor among scientific men i...
SUMMARY. — By means of his fondamental physiological hypothesis of the decomposition of sound vibrat...
In 1836 Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857), having left Paris and settled in Prague following the Jul...