Michelson A. A. Light waves and their uses

BY

A. A. MICHELSON

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

THE DECENNIAL PUBLICATIONS SECOND SERIES VOLUME III

CHICAGO

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS 1903

CONTENTS

Lecture I. Wave Motion and Interference 1

Lecture II. Comparison of the Efficiency of the Microscope Telescope, and Interferometer .............. 19

Lecture III. Application of Interference Methods to Measurements of Distances and Angles .............. 44

Lecture IV. Application of Interference Methods to Spectroscopy .............. 60

Lecture V. Light Waves as Standards of Length .............. 84

Lecture VI. Analysis of the Action of Magnetism on Light Waves by the Interferometer and the Echelon .............. 107

Lecture VII. Application of Interference Methods to Astronomy .............. 128

Lecture VIII. The Ether .............. 147

Index...........165