Mathematical and Physical Papers, Volume 4

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
1853. On the Change of Refrangibility of Light.---II......Page 16
1852. On the Optical Properties of a recently discovered Salt of Quinine......Page 33
1853. On the Change of Refrangibility of Light and the exhibition thereby of the Chemical Rays......Page 37
1853. On the Cause of the Occurrence of Abnormal Figures in Photographic Impressions of Polarized Rings......Page 45
1853. On the Metallic Reflexion exhibited by certain Non-Metallic Substances......Page 53
1854. Extracts from Letter to Dr W. Haidinger: on the Direction of the Vibrations in Polarized Light: on Shadow Patterns and the Chromatic Aberration of the Eye: on Haidinger's Brushes......Page 65
1854. On the Theory of the Electric Telegraph. By Prof. W. Thomson. (Extract)......Page 76
1855. On the Achromatism of a Double Object-glass......Page 78
1856. Remarks on Professor Challis's paper, entitled "A Theory of the Composition of Colours, etc."......Page 80
1856. Supplement to the "Account of Pendulum Experiments undertaken in the Harton Colliery...". By G. B. Airy, Esq., Astronomer Royal......Page 85
1857. On the Polarization of Diffracted Light......Page 89
1857. On the Discontinuity of Arbitrary Constants which appear in Divergent Developments......Page 92
1857. On the Effect of Wind on the Intensity of Sound......Page 125
1859. On the Existence of a Second Crystallizable Fluorescent Substance (Paviin) in the Bark of the Horse-Chestnut......Page 127
1859. On the bearing of the Phenomena of Diffraction on the Direction of the Vibrations of Polarized Light, with Remarks on the Paper of Professor F. Eisenlohr......Page 132
1860. Note on Paviin......Page 134
1860. On the Colouring Matters of Madder. By Dr E. Schunck (Extract)......Page 137
1860. Extracts relating to the Early History of Spectrum Analysis......Page 142
1861. Note on Internal Radiation......Page 152
1862. On the Intensity of the Light reflected from or transmitted through a Pile of Plates......Page 160
1862. Report on Double Refraction......Page 172
1862. On the Long Spectrum of Electric Light......Page 218
1863. On the Change of Form assumed by Wrought Iron and other Metals when heated and then cooled by partial Immersion in Water. By Lieut.-Col. H. Clark, R.A., F.R.S. Note appended by Prof. Stokes......Page 249
1864. On the supposed Identity of Biliverdin with Chlorophyll, with remarks on the Constitution of Chlorophyll......Page 251
1864. On the Discrimination of Organic Bodies by their Optical Properties......Page 253
1864. On the Application of the Optical Properties of Bodies to the Detection and Discrimination of Organic Substances......Page 264
1864. On the Beduction and Oxidation of the Colouring Matter of the Blood......Page 279
1867. On a Property of Curves which fulfil the condition......Page 291
1867. On the Internal Distribution of Matter which shall produce a given Potential at the surface of a Gravitating Mass......Page 292
1868. Supplement to a paper on the Discontinuity of Arbitrary Constants which appear in Divergent Developments......Page 298
1868. On the Communication of Vibration from a Vibrating Body to a surrounding Gas......Page 314
1868. Account of Observations of the Total Eclipse of the Sun....By J. Pope Hennessy. Note added by Prof. Stokes......Page 340
1869. On a certain Reaction of Quinine......Page 342
1872. Explanation of a Dynamical Paradox......Page 349
1872. On the Law of Extraordinary Refraction in Iceland Spar......Page 351
1873. Sur 1'emploi du prisme dans la vérification de la loi de la double réfraction......Page 352
1871. Notice of the Researches of the late Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt on the Conditions of Transparency in Glass and the Connexion between the Chemical Constitution and Optical Properties of Different Glasses......Page 354
1873. On the Principles of the Chemical Correction of Object-glasses......Page 359
1874. On the Improvement of the Spectroscope. By Thomas Grubb, F.R.S. Note appended by Prof. Stokès......Page 370
1874. On the Construction of a perfectly Achromatic Telescope......Page 371
1875. On the Optical Properties of a Titano-Silicic Glass......Page 373
1876. On a Phenomenon of Metallic Reflection......Page 376
1876. Preliminary Note on the Compound Nature of the Line-Spectra of Elementary Bodies. By J. N. Lockyer, F.R.S. (Extract)......Page 380
APPENDIX (Correspondence of Prof. G. G. Stokes and Prof. W. Thomson on the nature and possibilities of Spectrum Analysis)......Page 382
INDEX......Page 392