Light Visible and Invisible: A Series of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, at Christmas, 1896 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Silvanus P. Thompson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656375078 ISBN 13: 9780656375073

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Uncover the wonders of light in a classic Royal Institution series that blends captivating demonstrations with clear explanations.

This accessible collection gathers Silvanus P. Thompson’s Christmas lectures on light, shadows, color, and the unseen forms of radiation. Written for a general audience, it guides readers through the behavior of light, from its speed and wave nature to the surprising ways it reveals itself in our daily world and beyond.

• Explore how light travels, how shadows form, and how lenses and mirrors shape what we see.
• Delve into the visible spectrum, color mixing, and the laws that govern color perception and persistence of vision.
• Discover polarization, crystal optics, and simple experiments you can perform to understand how light’s vibrations interact with matter.
• Enter the world of the invisible spectrum, from ultraviolet and infrared waves to luminescence, fluorescence, and the early study of X-rays.

Ideal for curious readers, students, and anyone fascinated by the history and science of light, this edition offers a hands-on appreciation of optics and the breakthroughs that shaped modern physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656375078
• ISBN 13: 9780656375073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 339