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The science of light (1910)

Phillips, Percy · London : T. C. & E. C. Jack ; New York : Dodge Pub. Co. · leaf 53

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ppears to come from S2. Where the two reflectedstreams overlap they will interfere as if coming fromtwo interfering sources, S2 and S2, and so an eye-piece, E,will enable one to observe bands parallel to the originalslit. In order to get good bands the inclination of themirrors must be extremely… … Fig. 32. of the prism is deflected downwards and thereforeappears to come from a source S2, while the light throughthe lower half is deflected upwards and so appears tocome from Sx. Where the two streams overlap, there-fore (the shaded area), there will be interference, and theposition of the bands…

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