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angle of incidence aperture axes azimuth beam bright bright bands centre circularly polarized coincides colours common light corresponding Crown 8vo crystal denote deviation difference of phase diffraction direction distance diverging double refraction edge effects elasticity elliptically polarized equal ether Fresnel fringes glass hyperbolas Iceland spar inci incident light incident ray inclined intensity interference interval of retardation Jamin length light reflected luminous origin luminous point medium metallic mirror molecules Newton observed obstacle opposite optic axis parallel particles passing perpendicular plane phenomena plane of incidence plane of polarization plane of reflexion plane-polarized polarized light polarized ray polarizing angle portions position Post 8vo principal section principle prism produced propagated ratio reflected light reflected pencil refracted rays refractive index refrangibility result rhombohedron right angles rings screen Second Edition spectrum substance supposed thickness tion transmitted traversed undulation vary velocity vibrations vols wave-theory Woodcuts