Mathematical and physical papers /
by George Gabriel Stokes ... Reprinted from the original journals and transactions, with additional notes by the author.
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| Notes: | Vols. 4-5: by the late Sir George Gabriel Stokes, bart. ... Reprinted from the original journals and transactions, with brief historical notes and references. Vols. 4-5 edited by J. Larmor. Obituary notice of Sir George Gabriel Stokes, by Lord Rayleigh: v. 5, p. [ix]-xxv. Mathematical tripos problems, 1846-1848: v. 5, p. 296-309. Smith's prize examination papers, 1850-1882: v. 5, p. 309-368. Physical description: 5 v. : ill. (ports., v. 4-5), ill. ; 23 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
vol. I. On the steady motion of incompressible fluids. Some cases of fluid motion. Motion of a piston and of the air in a cylinder. Theories of friction of fluids in motion ... and of elastic solids. Homogeneous differential equations. Aberration of light. Fresnel's theory of aberration. Optical constants of doubly refracting crystals. Luminiferous either with reference to aberration of light. Researches on Hydrodynamics. Fluid motion. Theory of oscillatory waves. Resistance of a fluid to two oscillating spheres. Periodic series. 1880. (10, 328 p. ; 8vo)
vol. II. Hydrodynamics. III. Dynamical equations. Luminiferous ether. Certain bands in spectrum. IV. A fundamental theorem. A difficulty in theory of sound. Central spot of Newton's rings. Received theory of sound. Attractions and clairaut's theorem. Variation of gravity. Astigmatism of a defective eye. Determination of wave length. Differential equation relating to breaking of railway bridges. VI. Hydrodynamics: waves. Dynamical theory of diiffraction. Numerical calculation of definite integrals and infinite series. Disappearance of Newton's rings in passing angle of total internal reflection. Metallic reflection. A fictitious displacement of fringes of interference. haidinger's brushes. 1883. (8, 366 p. ; 8vo)
vol. III. The papers in this volume are on Physics, principally on light. Optics. On the motion of pendulums in fluids. 1901. (8, 416 p., plate ; 8vo)
vol. IV. [Edited by Joseph Larmor. Chiefly papers on light, optics. Extracts etc. from various writers]. 1904. (8, 378 p. : port. ; 8vo)
vol. V. [With obituary notice by Lord Rayleigh]. 1905. (26, 370 : ill., port. ; 8vo).
vol. I. On the steady motion of incompressible fluids. Some cases of fluid motion. Motion of a piston and of the air in a cylinder. Theories of friction of fluids in motion ... and of elastic solids. Homogeneous differential equations. Aberration of light. Fresnel's theory of aberration. Optical constants of doubly refracting crystals. Luminiferous either with reference to aberration of light. Researches on Hydrodynamics. Fluid motion. Theory of oscillatory waves. Resistance of a fluid to two oscillating spheres. Periodic series. 1880. (10, 328 p. ; 8vo)
vol. II. Hydrodynamics. III. Dynamical equations. Luminiferous ether. Certain bands in spectrum. IV. A fundamental theorem. A difficulty in theory of sound. Central spot of Newton's rings. Received theory of sound. Attractions and clairaut's theorem. Variation of gravity. Astigmatism of a defective eye. Determination of wave length. Differential equation relating to breaking of railway bridges. VI. Hydrodynamics: waves. Dynamical theory of diiffraction. Numerical calculation of definite integrals and infinite series. Disappearance of Newton's rings in passing angle of total internal reflection. Metallic reflection. A fictitious displacement of fringes of interference. haidinger's brushes. 1883. (8, 366 p. ; 8vo)
vol. III. The papers in this volume are on Physics, principally on light. Optics. On the motion of pendulums in fluids. 1901. (8, 416 p., plate ; 8vo)
vol. IV. [Edited by Joseph Larmor. Chiefly papers on light, optics. Extracts etc. from various writers]. 1904. (8, 378 p. : port. ; 8vo)
vol. V. [With obituary notice by Lord Rayleigh]. 1905. (26, 370 : ill., port. ; 8vo).