Light Science Physics and the visual arts

By:

Thomas D Rossing

Contributor(s):

Chiaverina, Christopher J

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York Springer 1999Description: xv,442p. HB 23.5x18cmISBN:

9780387988276

Subject(s):

Physics

DDC classification:

23 535 ROSL

Summary: Intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art, but with no prior knowledge of physics, this book presents the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasises phenomena rather than mathematical theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations. The text includes numerous problems, and suggestions for simple experiments, and also considers such questions as why the sky is blue, how mirrors and prisms affect the colour of light, how compact disks work, and what visual illusions can tell us about the nature of perception. It goes on to discuss such topics as the optics of the eye and camera, the different sources of light, photography and holography, colour in printing and painting, as well as computer imaging and processing.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	St Aloysius PG Library	Physics	535 ROSL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	PG023786

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Intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art, but with no prior knowledge of physics, this book presents the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasises phenomena rather than mathematical theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations. The text includes numerous problems, and suggestions for simple experiments, and also considers such questions as why the sky is blue, how mirrors and prisms affect the colour of light, how compact disks work, and what visual illusions can tell us about the nature of perception. It goes on to discuss such topics as the optics of the eye and camera, the different sources of light, photography and holography, colour in printing and painting, as well as computer imaging and processing.

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