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Record Nr.

UNINA9910760278203321

Autore

Merlitz Holger

Titolo

The Binocular Handbook [[electronic resource] ] : Function, Performance and Evaluation of Binoculars / / by Holger Merlitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-44408-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages)

Disciplina

535.32

535.13

Soggetti

Geometrical optics

Wave theory of light

Astronomy - Observations

Optics

Optical materials

Classical Optics, Geometric and Wave optics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Applied Optics

Optical Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Optical imaging -- Chapter 2: The Telescope -- Chapter 3: Image Erecting Prisms -- Chapter 4: The Anatomy of Binoculars -- Chapter 5: Report on a Self-made High-performance Binocular (by Gerhard Eller) -- Chapter 6: The Eye -- Chapter 7: The Visual Perception -- Chapter 8: Eye and Binocular: The Man-machine -- Chapter 9: Binocular Evaluation and Field Testing.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive technical treatise on binoculars as visual optical instruments. The author begins by discussing the function of binoculars and the properties of human visual perception. Theoretical models for the synthesis of binoculars and the complex interplay of the different components of binoculars are described. Subsequently, the performance limits, as experienced by the observer in a variety of external conditions, are derived. In the concluding section, the book



takes the reader outdoors, where they learn to evaluate the properties and limitations of their binoculars in the field, and to recognize possible problems that may be due to manufacturing errors or accidental damages. Thus, a level of knowledge is provided that will enable the reader to fully exploit the capacities of their binoculars. This book is written for those who work professionally with binoculars and are technically interested, but it is equally useful for professional staff working in the optical industry and the distribution of optical instruments. It includes recent discoveries and is easily accessible to anyone who is seriously interested in learning about binocular function. High school level math is useful to understand the derivations, but not needed to comprehend the results, which are discussed and displayed graphically.