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Light and Color in the Outdoors

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  • © 1993

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  1. Marcel Minnaert
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Light and Shadows

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 1-8

  3. Reflection of Light

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 9-44

  4. Refraction of Light

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 45-58

  5. Curvature of Light Rays in the Atmosphere

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 59-94

  6. The Measurement of Intensity and Brightness of Light

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 95-110

  7. The Eye

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 111-130

  8. Colors

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 131-135

  9. Afterimages and Contrast Phenomena

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 137-160

  10. Judging Shape and Motion

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 161-184

  11. Rainbows, Halos, and Coronas

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 185-258

  12. Light and Color of the Sky

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 259-319

  13. Light and Color in the Landscape

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 321-369

  14. Luminous Plants, Animals, and Stones

    • Marcel Minnaert
    Pages 371-376

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 377-417
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About this book

All of science springs from the observation of nature. In this classic book, the late Marcel Minnaert accompanies the reader on a tour of nature's light and color and reveals the myriad phenomena that may be observed outdoors with no more than a pair of sharp eyes and an enquiring mind. From the intriguing shape of the dapples beneath a tree on a sunny day, to rainbows, mirages, and haloes, to the colors of liquid, ice, and the sky, to the appearance of the sun, moon, planets, and stars - Minnaert describes and explains them all in clear language accessible to the layman. This volume includes 80 new photographs, over half in color, illustrating many of the phenomena - ordinary and exotic - discussed in the book. Most of the new photos are by Pekka Parviainen, the renowned Finnish nature photographer.

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"Minnaert's book is a gem!...It is a wonderful book that should be known by everyone who has an interest in the natural visual world." Am. J. Phys.
"...just about everything imaginable that refracts or reflects light or shows color...a marvelous book, one that I highly recommend to every observer" Sky & Telescope

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