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Ptolemy and the Foundations of Ancient Mathematical Optics : A Source Based Guided Study, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 89, Part 3)
Ptolemy and the Foundations of Ancient Mathematical Optics : A Source Based Guided Study, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 89, Part 3)
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Author(s): Smith, A. Mark
ISBN No.: 9780871698933
Pages: 172
Year: 202401
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 63.68
Status: Out Of Print

Contents: (I) Ancient Theories of Visual Perception: The Physics of Vision; The Physiology of Vision; The Psychology of Visual Perception; (II) Optics Proper: Analysis of Direct Vision: The Visual Cone; The Visual Perception of Physical Space; Binocular Vision; (III) Catoptrics: Analysis of Vision by Reflected Rays: The Law of Equal Angles; Multiple Reflections and Multiple Images; The Principles of Image-Location; Image-Formation and Distortion; Visual Effecs from Composite Mirrors; (IV) Dioptrics: Analysis of Vision by Deflected Rays: Observation and Explanation of the Phenomenon; Practical Application: The Problem of Atmospheric Refraction; Image-Location as a Function of the Shape of the Refracting Surface; Size-Distortion; (V) Analysis of the Rainbow and of Burning Mirrors; (VI) Conclusion. Illus.


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