Bibliography
Perhaps Fresnel's most widely interpreted written work was his Memoir on the Diffraction of Light, submitted to the Academe of science in 1812. Below are translations of his publications into English:
- Fresnel, Augustin (1819). "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light". The Wave Theory of Light – Memoirs by Huygens, Young and Fresnel. American Book Company. pp. 79–145. http://books.google.com/?id=_0hWAAAAMAAJ&dq=memoir%20of%20fresnel&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Fresnel, Augustin (1819). "On the Action of Rays of Polarized Light upon Each Other". The Wave Theory of Light – Memoirs by Huygens, Young and Fresnel. American Book Company. pp. 145–156. http://books.google.com/?id=_0hWAAAAMAAJ&dq=memoir%20of%20fresnel&pg=PA145#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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