1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00402995

Autore

GRIMM, Jacob

Titolo

Teutonic mythology / Jacob Grimm ; translated from the fourth edition with notes and appendix by James Steven Stallybrass

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Bell & Sons, 1882-1888

Descrizione fisica

4 v. ; 22 cm.

Soggetti

GERMANIA - Mitologia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960738403321

Autore

Minnaert M. G. J (Marcel Gilles Jozef), <1893-1970>

Titolo

Light and Color in the Outdoors / / by Marcel Minnaert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1993

ISBN

1-4612-2722-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 1993.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 417 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)

Altri autori (Persone)

SeymourLen

Disciplina

770

Soggetti

Photography

Electrodynamics

Earth sciences

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Classical Electrodynamics

Earth Sciences

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.



Nota di contenuto

1 Light and Shadows -- 2 Reflection of Light -- 3 Refraction of Light -- 4 The Curvature of Light Rays in the Atmosphere -- 5 The Measurement of Intensity and Brightness of Light -- 6 The Eye -- 7 Colors -- 8 Afterimages and Contrast Phenomena -- 9 Judging Shape and Motion -- 10 Rainbows, Halos, and Coronas -- 11 Light and Color of the Sky -- 12 Light and Color in the Landscape -- 13 Luminous Plants, Animals, and Stones -- Appendix A . Measuring Angles out of Doors -- Appendix B. Photographing Natural Phenomena -- Appendix C. Further Notes and References.

Sommario/riassunto

All of science springs from the observation of nature. In this classic book, the late Marcel Minnaert accompanies the reader on a tour of nature's light and color and reveals the myriad phenomena that may be observed outdoors with no more than a pair of sharp eyes and an enquiring mind. From the intriguing shape of the dapples beneath a tree on a sunny day, to rainbows, mirages, and haloes, to the colors of liquid, ice, and the sky, to the appearance of the sun, moon, planets, and stars - Minnaert describes and explains them all in clear language accessible to the layman. This volume includes 80 new photographs, over half in color, illustrating many of the phenomena - ordinary and exotic - discussed in the book. Most of the new photos are by Pekka Parviainen, the renowned Finnish nature photographer.