Light, Vision and Seeing
Author : Matthew Luckiesh
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Matthew Luckiesh
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 19,6 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : David R. Falk
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 34,41 MB
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781626541092
Seeing the Light is the most accessible and comprehensive study of optics and light on the market. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson, making it easy to learn about specific optical concepts. Diagrams, photos, and illustrations help bring concepts to life, and sections at the ends of chapters explore the more advanced aspects of each topic.
Author : Mathhew Luckiesh
Publisher :
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 1945
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Author : Chris Otter
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 14,51 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0226640787
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies to urban design and government administration. He explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to the development of modern liberal society. The Victorian Eye’s innovative interdisciplinary approach—and generous illustrations—will captivate a range of readers interested in the history of modern Britain, visual culture, technology, and urbanization.
Author : Arne Valberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 2007-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470012129
Light Vision Color takes a well-balanced, interdisciplinary approach to our most important sensory system. The book successfully combines basics in vision sciences with recent developments from different areas such as neuroscience, biophysics, sensory psychology and philosophy. Originally published in 1998 this edition has been extensively revised and updated to include new chapters on clinical problems and eye diseases, low vision rehabilitation and the basic molecular biology and genetics of colour vision. Takes a broad interdisciplinary approach combining basics in vision sciences with the most recent developments in the area Includes an extensive list of technical terms and explanations to encourage student understanding Successfully brings together the most important areas of the subject in to one volume
Author : Matthew Luckiesh
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 1945
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Author : Gary Waldman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486421186
Designed for a nonmathematical undergraduate optics course addressed to art majors, this four-part treatment discusses the nature and manipulation of light, vision, and color. Questions at the end of each chapter help test comprehension of material, which is almost completely presented in a nonmathematical manner. 170 black-and-white illustrations. 1983 edition.
Author : David S. Falk
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN :
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.
Author : Joseph Priestley
Publisher :
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 1772
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Author : David Falk
Publisher : Echo Point+ORM
Page : 1213 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1648371264
The clearest and most complete non-mathematical study of light available—with updated material and a new chapter on digital photography. Finally, a book on the physics of light that doesn’t require advanced mathematics to understand. Seeing the Light is the most accessible and comprehensive study of optics and light on the market. With a focus on conceptual study, Seeing the Light leaves the heavy-duty mathematics behind, instead using practical analogies and simple empirical experiments to teach the material. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson, making it easy to learn about specific optical concepts without having to read the whole book over. Inside you’ll find clear and easy-to-understand explanations of topics including: Processes of vision and the eye Atmospherical optical phenomena Color perception and illusions Color in nature and in art Digital photography Holography And more Diagrams, photos, and illustrations help bring difficult concepts to life, and optional sections at the ends of chapters explore the more advanced aspects of each topic. A truly one-of-a-kind book for physics students and teachers, this updated edition of Seeing the Light is not to be missed.