Diffraction: the first recorded observation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1990 Italy Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Journal:IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, volume 32, pages 27-30 (issn: 1045-9243,

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Authors: R. Cecchini; PELOSI, GIUSEPPE;

doi: 10.1109/74.80496

handle: 2158/652843

Diffraction: the first recorded observation

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The discovery of diffraction by Francesco Maria Grimaldi is described. He described the experiments that led to its discovery in the book De Lumine, first published in 1665, two years after Grimaldi's death. Grimaldi's life and his experimental observations are described. Newton's disregard of Grimaldi's work and substitution of the word inflexion for diffraction are discussed. >

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