Lines of Light: The Sources of Dispersive Spectroscopy, 1800-1930

John Charles Drury Brand

Gordon & Breach Publ., 1995 - Technology & Engineering - 266 pages

In this important new work, the author provides a unique perspective on the creation of a scientific discipline. John Brand combines firsthand knowledge of the methods and procedures of spectroscopy with a careful exposition of the key technical and scientific advances that have brought dispersive spectroscopy to its present maturity. The reader meets the individuals who have contributed to this field, and learns of their trials as well as their breakthroughs.

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I was extremely impressed with depth of Brand's research into the development of the field of spectroscopy. Brand was able to adopt the perspective of the researchers from the time and also translate ...

About the author

John C. D. Brand is professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Lines of Light: The Sources of Dispersive Spectroscopy, 1800-1930
• Author: John Charles Drury Brand
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Gordon & Breach Publ., 1995
• ISBN: 2884491635, 9782884491631
• Length: 266 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Lasers & Photonics