Interference phenomena
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 in soap film showing the coloured bands deeper at the top and fading to alternating bands of pink and green near the bottom. Further illustration representing the fringe pattern of monochromatic light.
Inscribed ‘PLATE II. 1. 2.’
Plate II 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 II. 1. 2.’
Plate II 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.