David Burnie
Light
Hardcover
(Gardners Books Sept. 30, 1998)
, New Ed edition
This guide to the story of light in which photography of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, revealing experiments and 3-D models offer a unique view to the incredible discoveries that have transformed our world. See why ancient peoples worshipped the Sun as a God; how light rays bend; why things glow when they are very hot; what creates a colour television picture; how microscopes and telescopes were invented ; why a leaf looks green; how fibre optics can transmit light; what happens during an eclipse; why images are reversed in mirrors; how a liquid crystal display works; what makes a hologram; what causes the eerie "will o" the wisp"; how do some animals make their own light; what creates a mirage; why we burn in strong sunlight; what a polarising filter does; why we see rainbows; what a quantum is and how X-rays penetrate our bodies.
- Series
- Eyewitness Guides
- ISBN
- 0751361305 / 9780751361308
- Pages
- 64
- Weight
- 25.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 0.4 in.
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