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by Vasco Ronchi
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ISBN: 0486668460 Dover Publications Price: $11.95 |
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Controversial book by world-renowned scientist presents a reoriented view of optics, taking into account the problems of subjective measurement. Drawing on aspects of physics, physiology and psychology, Ronchi discusses optical systems, acuity of vision, optical image, elements of wave motion, more. Translated by Edward Rosen. Bibliographical note. 106 black-and-white illustrations.
Table of Contents for Optics: The Science of Vision
| I The Definition of Optics | |||||||
| II The Basis of Seventeenth-Century Optics | |||||||
| III The Foundations of the Science of Vision | |||||||
| IV Vision by Means of Optical Systems | |||||||
| V The Acuity of Vision | |||||||
| VI The Optical Image | |||||||
| APPENDIX: Elements of Wave Motion | |||||||
| VII Notes on the Kinematics and Dynamics of Oscillatory Motions | |||||||
| VIII The Propagation of Waves | |||||||
| IX "Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction of Waves" | |||||||
| Index |