(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1815). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1815 - Part I. Pp. 29-53 a. 1 engraved plate
First appearance of an importent paper in the history of optics in which Brewster further investigates polarization phenomena, here describing the polarisation of light by reflexion. Brewster was the discoverer of the law of polarization, of biaxal crystals, of optical mineralogy, and of double refraction by compression.
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