1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Diffraction of Light



Sections

 * 1. Article Introduction.
 * 2. Shadows.
 * 3. Fraunhofer’s Diffraction Phenomena.
 * 4. Theory of Circular Aperture.
 * 5. Resolving Power of Telescopes.
 * 6. Coronas or Glories.
 * 7. Influence of Aberration. Optical Power of Instruments.
 * 8. Diffraction Gratings.
 * 9. Talbot’s Bands.
 * 10. Diffraction when the Source of Light is not seen in Focus.
 * 11. Dynamical Theory of Diffraction.