Polarisation rotatoire. Réflexion et réfraction vitreuses, réflexion métallique. (Rotational polarization. Glassy reflection and refraction, metallic reflection.)

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8vo. Contemporary quarter red leather over marbled boards, raised bands, decorative endpapers, red blue and gold ribbon bookmark, blue speckled page edges. 24.7×15.7 cm. Lemoine. Paris. 1893. vii, 343 pp. Numerous graphs & etc. Very good copy with minor scratches, scuffs, and discoloration to both boards and leather. The short title page. French text. A treatise on the optical qualities of glass and metals on polarized light. A beautiful addition to the library of anyone interested in the history of optics. weight: 2.0 lb.