Patterns of light : chasing the spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs / Steven Beeson and James W. Mayer.

Author: Beeson, Steven.

Imprint:New York : Springer, c2008.

Descriptionxiv, 195 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Note:The path of light -- The reflection of light -- Daguerreotypes : light captured -- The refraction of light -- Lenses : from water drops to telescopes -- Sources of light and color -- Diffraction and interference -- Rainbows -- Sea, sky, and cloud -- Polarized light and sunglasses -- Photons, electrons, and the atom -- X-rays, ultraviolet light, and infrared -- X-ray emission : Earth, Moon, and Mars -- Appendix A.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-186) and index.

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