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THIS is the second instalment of a valuable re-publication of Prof. Wood's papers. The first half of the volume deals with the spectroscopic properties of iodine vapour, particularly the study of the fluorescent spectrum with high resolving power. The difficulty with this, as with most other modern optical experimenting, is lack of light, and the success attained in overcoming the obstacle by well-thought-out optical arrangements is very remarkable; but the complexity of the phenomena brought to light is such as may well make theoretical progress seem almost hopeless.
Researches in Physical Optics. Part ii. Resonance Radiation and Resonance Spectra.
By Prof. R. W. Wood. (Publication No. 8 of the Ernest Kempton Adams Fund for Physical Research.) Pp. viii + 184 + x plates. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1919.)
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R. Researches in Physical Optics Part ii Resonance Radiation and Resonance Spectra . Nature 104, 526 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/104526a0
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