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The light absorption of dust-free water and benzene has been 

 determined for various wave lengths and found to be considerably- 

 greater than the amount accounted for by scattering alone. The 

 absorption for water was considerably less than that found by pre- 

 vious investigators. Even in the region of the spectrum where 

 water possesses the greatest transparency the scattered light is only 

 one fourth of the total light absorbed. 



Light Scattering; Bibliography 



By W. H. Martin, M.A. 



Presented by Professor F. B. Kenrick, F.R.S.C. 



The literature on light-scattering has grown very rapidly during 

 the last few years. Several bibliographies are to be found which are 

 concerned with certain phases of the subject but none of these covers 

 the whole field. It is intended that the following reference list, in 

 so far as the earlier work is concerned, shall serve only as an index 

 to the other bibliographies and books of reference. It is hoped, 

 however, that the list of references to the more recent laboratory 

 work on scattering in homogeneous media is fairly complete and that 

 the nature of each article is made apparent. It is already evident 

 that these experimental results will be extensively used in molecular 

 physics as a basis for hypotheses regarding the constitution of matter 

 and the nature of light. 



1. EARLIER THEORIES OF LIGHT-SCATTERING. 



For review and bibliography see Nichols: Phys. Rev., 26, 497 (1908). 



2. LATER THEORIES OF LIGHT-SCATTERING. 



A. Lord Rayleigh's theory. This theory underlies all theories 

 of light-scattering which have survived. 

 Lord Rayleigh: Phil. Mag., 41, 107, 274 and 447 (1871); (5) 12, 



86 (1881); 47, 375 (1899). 



Many papers have appeared in amplification of the Rayleigh 

 theory. For review of theory of scattering in relation to general 

 theory of light-propagation see Natanson: Phil. Mag., 38, 269 

 (1919). 



