From Sight To Light
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From Sight To Light
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Author : A. Mark Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
From Sight To Light written by A. Mark Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Optics categories.
From its inception in Greek antiquity, the science of optics was aimed primarily at explaining sight and accounting for why things look as they do. By the end of the seventeenth century, however, the analytic focus of optics had shifted to light: its fundamental properties and such physical behaviors as reflection, refraction, and diffraction. This dramatic shift-which A. Mark Smith characterizes as the "Keplerian turn"-lies at the heart of this fascinating and pioneering study. Breaking from previous scholarship that sees Johannes Kepler as the culmination of a long-evolvin.
A Treatise On Optics Or Light And Sight Theoretically And Practically Treated With The Application To Fine Art And Industrial Pursuits
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Author : Edward Nugent (C.E.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
A Treatise On Optics Or Light And Sight Theoretically And Practically Treated With The Application To Fine Art And Industrial Pursuits written by Edward Nugent (C.E.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.
Sight And Light
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Author : Open University. K507 Course Team
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Sight And Light written by Open University. K507 Course Team and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
From Sight To Light
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Author : A. Mark Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2017-11-16
From Sight To Light written by A. Mark Smith and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-16 with History categories.
From its inception in Greek antiquity, the science of optics was aimed primarily at explaining sight and accounting for why things look as they do. By the end of the seventeenth century, however, the analytic focus of optics had shifted to light: its fundamental properties and such physical behaviors as reflection, refraction, and diffraction. This dramatic shift—which A. Mark Smith characterizes as the “Keplerian turn”—lies at the heart of this fascinating and pioneering study. Breaking from previous scholarship that sees Johannes Kepler as the culmination of a long-evolving optical tradition that traced back to Greek antiquity via the Muslim Middle Ages, Smith presents Kepler instead as marking a rupture with this tradition, arguing that his theory of retinal imaging, which was published in 1604, was instrumental in prompting the turn from sight to light. Kepler’s new theory of sight, Smith reveals, thus takes on true historical significance: by treating the eye as a mere light-focusing device rather than an image-producing instrument—as traditionally understood—Kepler’s account of retinal imaging helped spur the shift in analytic focus that eventually led to modern optics. A sweeping survey, From Sight to Light is poised to become the standard reference for historians of optics as well as those interested more broadly in the history of science, the history of art, and cultural and intellectual history.
Light And Sight
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Light And Sight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Light categories.
Sight And Light
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Author : Penguin Books, Limited
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-08-01
Sight And Light written by Penguin Books, Limited and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-08-01 with categories.
Optics Light And Sight Theoretically And Practically Considered With Their Application To Fine Art And Industrial Pursuits
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Author : Edward Nugent
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Optics Light And Sight Theoretically And Practically Considered With Their Application To Fine Art And Industrial Pursuits written by Edward Nugent and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This fascinating book offers a detailed look at optics and its application to art and science. Written by a prominent scientist and artist, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the physics of light and vision, as well as practical guidance on how to use these principles in art and design. A must-read for artists, scientists, and anyone interested in the intersection of art and science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Curiosities Of Light And Sight
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Author : Bidwell Shelford
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-23
Curiosities Of Light And Sight written by Bidwell Shelford and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Curiosities Of Light And Sight
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Author : Shelford Bidwell
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-11-22
Curiosities Of Light And Sight written by Shelford Bidwell and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-22 with Fiction categories.
Curiosities of Light and Sight by Shelford Bidwell is a textbook about the awe-inspiring capabilities and the intriguing shortcomings of the eye. Excerpt: "In the present scientific age every one knows that light is transmitted across space through the medium of the luminiferous ether. This ether fills the whole of the known universe, as far at least as the remotest star visible in the most powerful telescopes, and is often said to be possessed of properties of so paradoxical a character that their unreserved acceptance has always been a matter of considerable difficulty. The ether is a thing of immeasurable tenuity, being many millions of times[Pg 2] rarer than the most perfect vacuum of which we have any experience: it offers no sensible obstruction to the movements of the celestial bodies, and even the flimsiest of material substances can pass through it as if it were nothing."
Light And Sight
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Light And Sight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Light categories.