Visible and invisible : the wonders of light phenomena /: the wonders of light phenomena. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Visibile e invisibile.
• Further Information: Note: Olmes Bisi.
• Authors: Bisi, O (Olmes)
• Contents: Dedication; Preface; The Hundred Languages of Children; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; 1.: The History of Light; Pythagoras' Theorem and Sky Observations; The Aristarchus Method; Eratosthenes and the Size of Earth; Astronomical Computations; Alhazen and the Discovery of Light; Galileo and His Telescope Pointed Skyward; Kepler's Supernova; White Light: Pure or Impure?; The Eclipses of Jupiter's Moon; Young and the Wave Nature of Light; The Age of the Sun; The Röntgen Rays; The N Waves Blunder; The Eddington Eclipse; Einstein Misunderstood. Einstein and the Nobel Prize Microwaves to the Fore; The Light from the Big Bang; 2.: Experiments with Light; Colors; Colored Bodies; Waves in Space; Waves in Time; Electric and Magnetic Fields; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Invisible Light; The Speed of Light; Faster Than Light; Shadows; Photons; The Nature of Light; Irradiation and Black Body; Transparency; Reflection and Diffusion; Mirrors; Refraction; Prisms; Lenses; Interference; 3.: Light and the Sky; The Color of the Sky; Daylight; Rainbows; Glories; Aurorae; The Green Ray; Lightning; Earth's Atmosphere. The Color of Planet Earth Space Telescopes, from Hubble Onwards; The Sun; Eclipses; Stars and Galaxies; Why Is the Sky Dark at Night?; Light-Years; Space Travel; Antimatter; Supernovae; Black Holes; The Active Galactic Nuclei; 380, 000 Years Since the Big Bang; 4.: Light and Life; The Evolution of the Eye; The Human Eye; Color Perception; Dalton and Defects in Color Perception; The Grammar of Color; The Color Wheel and Harmony; Deceiving the Eye; Mirages; 3D Images and the Movies; Bird Sight; Insect Sight; Fish Sight; The Sight of Some Snakes. Colors and the Survival of the Species Bioluminescence; Photosynthesis; The Colors of Leaves; The Colors of Other Worlds; 5.: Light Techniques; Solar Clocks and Sundials; Overhead Projectors; The Camera Obscura; Image Manipulation; Seeing in the Micro World; Photometry; The Temperature of Color; Thermography; Diagnostic Imaging; Surgery with Images; LEDs; Photovoltaic Panels; Optical Fibers; Transmitting Through Waves; Radar; Satellite Positioning; Fluorescence and Phosphorescence; Lasers; Synchrotron Radiation; Photonics. Chronology of Astronomers and Physicists and Their Discoveries Photo Credits; Text Quotation Credits; Glossary; Guide to Further Reading; Preface; Chapter One: The History of Light; Chapter Two: Experiments with Light; Chapter Three: Light and the Sky; Chapter Four: Light and Life; Chapter Five: Light Techniques; For a Continuous Update; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 314 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523.01/5; Popular works; Light; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Light; Science -- Electricity; Science -- History; Optical physics; History of science; Astronomy; History; Popular astronomy & space; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319098258; 3319098241; 9783319098241
• Related ISBNs: 331909825X; 9783319098241
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 14, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.