The Elementary Theory of the Symmetrical Optical Instrument

by J. G. Leathem

Overview

Originally published in 1928 as number twenty-five in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, and here reissued in its 1958 reprinted form, this book deals with the physical and mathematical aspects of the symmetrical optical system. Steward's explanation is taken in part from lectures delivered to students of mathematics and physics at the University of Cambridge in the early twentieth century. This tract will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics or physics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107493599
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/26/2015
Series:	Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics
Pages:	84
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.66(h) x 0.39(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Approximate formulae for a succession of refractions at nearly normal incidence; 2. The mathematical solution of the refraction problem for a symmetrical instrument; 3. The optical properties of a symmetrical instrument; 4. The manner in which the optical properties of an instrument depend on its constitution; 5. The equivalent thin lens; 6. Reflecting instruments; 7. Entrance and exit pupils; 8. Chromatic defects of the image; 9. The aberrations of the third order; 10. Syllabus of propositions concerning the characteristic function and the focal lines of a pencil of rays of light.