Unpublished paper, 'An experimental verification of the sine law of Malus' by E J [Edmund Johnson] Spitta
Reference number: AP/66/17
Date: 1889

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Spitta presents a method 'based on the phenomena exhibited by polarised light under certain conditions', describing the equipment used and sharing experimental results.
Annotations in pencil and ink throughout. Includes a diagram of Spitta's experimental apparatus.
Subject: Mathematics / Optics
Received 28 May 1889. Read 20 June 1889. Communicated by William de Wiveleslie Abney.
Mentioned as read in volume 46 of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
- Reference number
- AP/66/17
- Earliest possible date
- 1889
- Physical description
- Ink and graphite pencil on paper
- Page extent
- 14 pages
- Format
- Typescript
Creator name
Edmund Johnson Spitta
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Edmund Johnson Spitta, Unpublished paper, 'An experimental verification of the sine law of Malus' by E J [Edmund Johnson] Spitta, 1889, AP/66/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_66_17/unpublished-paper-an-experimental-verification-of-the-sine-law-of-malus-by-e-j-edmund-johnson-spitta, accessed on 08 February 2025
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XVIII “On certain Geometrical Theorems. NO 4.” XIX “An experimental verification of the sine law of malus.” XX “Observations on the spark discharge.” External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1890
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0139
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Archived papers: volume 66, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1888-1890
1888-1890 Reference number: AP/66
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William de Wiveleslie Abney
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