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Autore: | Minnaert Marcel |
Titolo: | Light and Color in the Outdoors [[electronic resource] /] / by Marcel Minnaert |
Pubblicazione: | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1993 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 1993. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (417 p. 123 illus., 49 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina: | 770 |
Soggetto topico: | Photography |
Optics | |
Electrodynamics | |
Earth sciences | |
Observations, Astronomical | |
Astronomy—Observations | |
Astrophysics | |
Classical Electrodynamics | |
Earth Sciences, general | |
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques | |
Astrophysics and Astroparticles | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Light and Color in the Outdoors |
ISBN: | 1-4612-2722-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910480449103321 |
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