Light
A guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of light.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Light / written by David Burnie.
Summary
A guide to the origins, principles, and historical study of light.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1992.
- Edition:1st American ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Dorling Kindersley
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1992.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:64 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1879431793, 9781879431799, 9780789448859, 0789448858, 9780789467096, 0789467097
- oclc:ocm25411626
- LC Classification:J535 BUR
- Dewey Decimal:535
Table of Contents
Light, myth and magic -- Making light -- Shadows -- Reflecting light -- Bending light -- Looking through lenses -- Seeing light images -- Bringing things closer -- Making things bigger -- Recording light -- Projecting pictures -- Splitting light -- Adding light -- Subtracting colors -- Particles and waves -- Diffraction and interference -- Interference in action -- The electromagnetic spectrum -- Electromagnetic waves -- Atoms and light -- Letting light through -- Polarized light -- Light energy -- Electric light -- Total internal reflection -- Laser light -- Holograms -- The speed of light -- Light in space -- Index.
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