Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Colour, Vision and Holography
Author:   David R. Falk ,  D.R. Brill ,  D.G. Stork
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:  

9780471603856


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   15 November 1985
Format:   Hardback
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Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Colour, Vision and Holography


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The most complete and lucid nonmathematical study of light available. Chapters are self-contained, making the book flexible and easy to read. Coverage includes such non-traditional topics as processes of vision and the eye, atmospherical optical phenomena, color perception and illusions, color in nature and in art, Kirilian photography, and holography. Includes experiments that can be carried out with simple equipment. Chapters contain optional advanced sections, and appendixes review the mathematics for quantitative aspects. Illustrated, including a four-color insert.

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Author:   David R. Falk ,  D.R. Brill ,  D.G. Stork
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 28.30cm
Weight:   1.306kg
ISBN:  

9780471603856


ISBN 10:   0471603856
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   15 November 1985
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Fundamental Properties of Light. Principles of Geometrical Optics. Mirrors and Lenses. The Camera and Photography. The Human Eye and Vision I: Producing the Image. Optical Instruments. The Human Eye and Vision II: Processing the Image. Binocular Vision and the Perception of Depth. Color. Color Perception Mechanisms. Color Photography. Wave Optics. Scattering and Polarization. Holography. Light in Modern Physics. Mathematical Appendixes. References. Index.

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