Theories of Light - From Descartes to Newton

Descartes' Theory Of Explanation And The Foundations Of His Theory Of Light -- Descartes' Doctrine Of The Instantaneous Propagation Of Light And His Explanation Of The Rainbow And Of Colours -- Descartes' Explanation Of Reflection. Fermat's Objections -- Descartes' Explanation Of Refraction. Fermat's 'refutations' -- Fermat's Principle Of Least Time -- Huygens' Cartesianism And His Theory Of Conjectural Explanation -- Two Precursors Of Huygens' Wave Theory: Hooke And Pardies -- Huygens' Wave Theory -- Newton's Theory Of Light And Colours, 1672 -- Three Critics Of Newton's Theory: Hooke, Pardies, Huygens -- Newton's Dogmatism And The Representation Of White Light -- The Two Levels Of Explanation: Newton's Theory Of Refraction -- The Two Levels Of Explanation: Newton's Theory Of The Colours Of Thin Plates. A.i. Sabra. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 343-355. An Iranian scholar chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic