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Ptolemy And The Foundations Of Ancient Mathematical Optics: A Source Based Guided Study, Transactions, American Philosophical So,New
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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 ImageLocation; ImageFormation 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; ImageLocation as a Function of the Shape of the Refracting Surface; SizeDistortion; (V) Analysis of the Rainbow and of Burning Mirrors; (VI) Conclusion. Illus.
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