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This book establishes the theory of optical instruments. Starting from the foundational principles of light and refraction, the author explores the concepts of image formation and the defects of images. The book lays the groundwork for understanding how an optical instrument can transform points of an object into points of an image without losing sharpness and distortion. The author describes how image defects arise and offers mathematical conditions for their elimination. For those who work with optical instruments such as telescopes and microscopes, this book provides essential knowledge to improve instrument performance and image quality.
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Originally published in 1907, this book provides a concise account regarding the theory of optical instruments. The text was written with the aim of leading 'directly from the first elements of Optics to those parts of the subject which are of greatest importance to workers with optical instruments'.
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Whittaker, Professor of Mathematics in the University of Edinburgh.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book establishes the theory of optical instruments. Starting from the foundational principles of light and refraction, the author explores the concepts of image formation and the defects of images. The book lays the groundwork for understanding how an optical instrument can transform points of an object into points of an image without losing sharpness and distortion. The author describes how image defects arise and offers mathematical conditions for their elimination. For those who work with optical instruments such as telescopes and microscopes, this book provides essential knowledge to improve instrument performance and image quality. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333282349_0
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