Abstract
EXPERIMENTS conducted in the research laboratory of the firm of Adam Hilger, Ltd., by Mr. G. M. Fleming show that, in certain circumstances, distinct differences of refractive index may occur in certain liquids at the separating surface between the liquid and a polished glass surface. In a few exceptional cases the differences are very great; in the case of ether, for instance, they may amount to as much as 0.02 in the refractive index.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
TWYMAN, F. Variations of Refractive Index. Nature 104, 315 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104315a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104315a0
