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.
- ISBN10 0471603856
- ISBN13 9780471603856
- Publish Date 15 November 1985
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 15 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English