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Corresponding, therefore, to an obliquity which produces a difference of three semi-undulations in the marginal waves, we have a luminous band, but one of considerably less intensity than the undiffracted central band.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John

The luminous intensity corresponding to this obliquity is a little less than one-half—accurately 0.4—that of the undiffracted light.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John