TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sabra,A.I.
TI  - Theories of light: from Descartes to Newton
T2  - Oldbourne history of science library
AV  - QC401 .S3
U1  - 535.1 SAB 
PY  - 1967///]
CY  - London
PB  - Oldbourne
KW  - Light
N1  - Bibliography: p. 343-353; Preface // Introduction // Abbreviations // Descartes theory of explanation and the foundations of his theory of light // Descartes doctrine of the instantaneous propagation of light and his explanation of the rainbow and of colours  // Descarters explanation of reflection , Fermats objections // Descartes explanation of refraction , Fermat's refutations // Fermat's principle of least time // Huygen's cartesianism and his theory of conjectural explanation // Two precursors of Huygens wave theory : Hooke and Paradies // Huygens wave theory // Newton's theory of light and colours // Three critics of Newton's Theory : Hooke, Paradies,Huygens // Newton's Dogmatism and the representation of white light // The two levels of explanation: Newton's theory of refraction // The two levels of explantion : Newton's theory of the colours of thin plates // Bibliography // Index
ER  -