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WHILE this book is written primarily to further our knowledge of the properties and uses of that form of energy called light, in the treatment of disease, yet it will be found of great interest to those whose study is mainly confined to the purely physical aspects of light phenomena. The subject is treated from the modern view of energy in the form of waves of a certain length and direction, but at the same time the emission theory is not entirely ignored on account of the peculiar behaviour of some of the recently discovered radio-active substances, notably radium. About 130 pages are devoted to a description of the various kinds of rays, their origin and physical properties. The part dealing with the electric arc is very complete and clear, and embraces all one could wish to know to ensure an intelligent application of the arc lamp in the treatment of disease.
Light Energy; its Physics, Physiological Action, and Therapeutics.
By Margaret A. Cleaves Pp. xiv + 827. (London: Rebman, Ltd., 1904.) Price 21s. net.
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MORTON, R. Light Energy; its Physics, Physiological Action, and Therapeutics . Nature 71, 269 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/071269a0
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