Diagram of experiments to study inflection and refraction
- 1665
Engravings from Schem. 37 of the first edition of Robert Hooke's seminal volume, Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses. With observations and inquiries thereupon. The engravings depict various experiments conducted by Hooke to study inflection and refraction, as described in Observ. LVIII of the volume.
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Hooke, Robert. “Diagram of Experiments to Study Inflection and Refraction.” In Micrographia : or, Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses. With Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. London, England: J. Martyn, 1665. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/nk322f48m.
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