Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography

Falk, David S./ Brill, Deiter R./ Stork, David G.

ISBN 10: 0471603856 / ISBN 13: 9780471603856

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1986

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fourth printing edition. 446 pages. 11.50x8.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0471603856

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471603856
• ISBN 13: 9780471603856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.