Abstract
THIS supplement to the latest edition of the “Cours de Physique” of Jamin and Bouty, deals with progress in heat, acoustics, and optics. It is not intended to be a complete account of work done in these three sections of physical science, but a description of investigations which have led to definite results likely to survive for some years. In the section on heat, the work described is concerned with the measurement of temperature, principles of thermodynamics, changes of state, dissociation, osmotic pressure, critical points, and capillary phenomena. In the section on acoustics and optics, the subjects of the chapters are: propagation of vibratory movements, propagation of sound, study of vibrations, propagation of light, and diffraction, interference phenomena and their applications. Students of physics will find the volume useful for consultation, especially as references are always given to the papers abstracted.
Cours de Physique de l'École Polytechnique.
By M. J. Jamin. Premier Supplément. By M. Bouty. Pp. 182. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1896.)
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Cours de Physique de l'École Polytechnique. Nature 53, 604 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053604b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/053604b0