An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Brewster's law
  قانون ِ بروستر  
qânun-e Brewster
Fr.: loi de Brewster  

The amount of the polarization of light reflected from a surface is a maximum when the reflected ray is at right angles to the refracted ray. See also → polarizing angle.

See also: Named after Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish physicist; → law.