Chapter I: Preface
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THE present work needs but little introduction to the English public. The author, M. F. Marion, who holds a high official scientific position in Paris, is well known, especially in Europe, as a popular writer on the “Wonders of Optics,” and kindred subjects. As a rule, the original text has been strictly adhered to by the Translator, but in a few instances certain anecdotes of a local character have been altered so as to be more generally applicable, or condensed to make room for the chapter on the Spectroscope, which is entirely original.
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CONTENTS.
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PART I.
THE PHENOMENA OF VISION.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
THE EYE 15
CHAPTER II.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EYE 22
CHAPTER III.
THE ERRORS OF THE EYE 30
CHAPTER IV.
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS 36
CHAPTER V.
THE APPRECIATION OF COLOUR 44
CHAPTER VI.
ILLUSIONS CAUSED BY LIGHT ITSELF 53
CHAPTER VII.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE IMAGINATION 60
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PART II.
THE LAWS OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER I.
WHAT IS LIGHT? 73
CHAPTER II.
THE SOLAR SPECTRUM 84
CHAPTER III.
OTHER CAUSES OF COLOUR 94
CHAPTER IV.
LUMINOUS, CALORIFIC, CHEMICAL, AND 100
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THE SPECTRUM
CHAPTER V.
THE LAWS OF REFLECTION.—MIRRORS 106
CHAPTER VI.
METALLIC BURNING MIRRORS 117
CHAPTER VII.
LENSES 127
CHAPTER VIII.
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.—THE SIMPLE AND 141
COMPOUND MICROSCOPE. THE SOLAR AND
PHOTO-ELECTRIC MICROSCOPE
CHAPTER IX.
THE TELESCOPES OF GALILEO, GREGORY, 150
NEWTON, HERSCHEL, LORD ROSSE, AND
FOUCAULT
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PART III.
NATURAL MAGIC.
CHAPTER I.
THE MAGIC LANTERN 173
CHAPTER II.
THE PHANTASMAGORIA 183
CHAPTER III.
OTHER OPTICAL ILLUSIONS 196
CHAPTER IV.
THE PROPERTIES OF MIRRORS 216
CHAPTER V.
CHINESE SHADOWS 223
CHAPTER VI.
POLYORAMA—DISSOLVING VIEWS—DIORAMA 231
CHAPTER VII.
THE STEREOSCOPE 236
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CAMERA OBSCURA AND CAMERA LUCIDA 242
CHAPTER IX.
THE SPECTROSCOPE 249
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