undulatory

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In a 2nd Edition published in 1831 the Undulatory Theory of Optics was added to the above list.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell

Optics and the Undulatory Theory of Light had been very favourite subjects with him, and he had written and lectured frequently upon them.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell

It contained, besides what was in the first edition, the Planetary Theory, and the Undulatory Theory of Light.

From Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Airy, George Biddell

Undulatory Theory, the theory that light is due to vibrations or undulations in the ether as the medium through which it is transmitted from its source in a luminous body.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Such resemblances he did detect; and, spurred on by the discovery, he pursued his speculations and experiments, until he finally succeeded in placing on an immovable basis the Undulatory Theory of Light.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John