Interference spectra
Date
1903
Creator
Unknown, Lithographer
After
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852 - 1931) , Physicist
Object type
Library reference
13359
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 222mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Description
Graphical representation of interference spectra. Figure 1 shows the phases produced from successive openings in a diffraction grating. Figure 2 represents the spectrum produced by a narrow slit of sunlight passing through a coarse diffraction grating.
Inscribed ‘PLATE I. 1. 2.’
Plate I to Light waves and their uses by A. A. Michelson, 1903.
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), American physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1907 for his investigations in optics.
Inscribed ‘PLATE I. 1. 2.’
Plate I to Light waves and their uses by A. A. Michelson, 1903.
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), American physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1907 for his investigations in optics.