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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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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Physics of light for everyone else,
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This review is from: Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography (Hardcover)
I first discovered this book when I asked a physics professor down the hall for an explanation of diffraction and refraction in relation to some daytime sky phenomenon. He handed me <I>Seeing the Light</I>, and before long I coveted the volume. The authors dress down optical physics into explanations that anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of physics can understand, relating optical phenomenon to everyday events and objects. The diagrams and photos help clarify the explanation. And practical, hands-on suggested activities help drive the point home. This book would be great for physics teachers -- or teachers at any level. How about pinhole cameras or illusion drawings for class projects?
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This is the best textbook I ever had, and I sold it for some ($$$) at the end of a semester to buy a bus ticket. Very mad; I miss the book, but it's so expensive. It's amazing the way the author incorporates all sorts of literary allusions in this physics book, such as offering an interesting hypothesis on the optical illusion of the egyptians getting swallowed by the red sea while chasing the jews. Every chapter, light becomes a metaphor for so many things, the way we see, the obstacles, etc.
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One of the best science textbooks I've ever read. Clearly written and interesting to read. Heavy on concepts, light on math. Diagrams are simple but effective. It's rare to see a physics book as approachable as this one. As an amateur photographer and research microscopist, I love this book. Some parts of the text are a bit outdated (remember it was published in 1986), but the vast majority is valuable information. This is a great tool for physics students and teachers.
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Light surrounds us during most of our conscious life, but many of us observe it only casually. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
partitive mixing, cone response curves, integral hologram, third polarizing filter, spectral complementaries, simultaneous lightness contrast, reconstruction beam, lenticular film, original object beam, copy hologram, ray tracing rules, first bright fringe, reconstructed beam, twisted stack, pooling cell, simultaneous color contrast, transmission hologram, chromatic channels, subtractive mixture, antihalation backing, dye developer, silver nuclei, hue cancellation, linear polarizing filter, coherent point sources Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Light surrounds us during most of our conscious life, but many of us observe it only casually. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
partitive mixing, cone response curves, integral hologram, third polarizing filter, spectral complementaries, simultaneous lightness contrast, reconstruction beam, lenticular film, original object beam, copy hologram, ray tracing rules, first bright fringe, reconstructed beam, twisted stack, pooling cell, simultaneous color contrast, transmission hologram, chromatic channels, subtractive mixture, antihalation backing, dye developer, silver nuclei, hue cancellation, linear polarizing filter, coherent point sources Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Repeat Problem, New York, Henri Matisse, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Cool White, Georges Seurat, Leonardo da Vinci, Lord Kitchener, Thomas Young New!
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- Illusion in Nature and Art by Richard Langton Gregory on 4 pages
- Light and Vision by Conrad George Mueller in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Introduction to Optical Art (Studio Vista/Dutton pictureback) by Cyril Barrett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Seeing is Deceiving: Psychology of Visual Illusions by Stanley Coren in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition by Josef Albers on page 258, and Back Matter
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- Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology, 3rd Edition by Roy S. Berns in Back Matter
- Color Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to Apply it to Mixing Paints by Jim Ames in Front Matter
- Digital Image Processing: Principles and Applications by Gregory A. Baxes in Back Matter
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