Michelson A. A. Light waves and their uses (1903)

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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