Optics and Optical Instruments: An Introduction Revised Edition Contributor(s): Johnson, B. K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486606422 ISBN-13: 9780486606422 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 Annotation: This invaluable practical guide shows how to set up working models of telescopes, microscopes, photographic lenses and projecting systems, then shows how to conduct experiments for determining accuracy, resolving power, identifying aberration, and more. Only elementary mathematics required. Index. 234 diagrams. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ophthalmology - Medical | Reference - Science | Physics - Optics & Light |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.7 lbs) 256 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book illustrates basic practical applications of optical principle. Working models of telescopes, microscopes, photographic lenses, and optical projection systems are diagrammed and explained in full, as are the basic experiments for determining accuracy, power, angular field of view, amount of aberration, and all other necessary facts about the instrument. Throughout the book, only elementary mathematics is used, for the benefit of the student and the beginner in the field of optics. |