Optics & Light
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The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth’s Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
$20.99 Add to cartIn this deeply original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the telescopes and detectors that promise to answer the biggest questions in modern cosmology. Why is the universe
- Author: Ananthaswamy, Anil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 17 2013
- ISBN10: 0547394527
- Language: English
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Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen
$30.00 Add to cartA lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact
“The science of invisibility remains largely theoretical and abstract. It is in the literature that the field comes aliv- Author: Gbur, Gregory J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0300250428
- Language: English
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The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature
$35.00 Add to cartAt the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you’ve likely never seen before.
From Instagram sensation and self-described “- Author: Thrasher, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1632174928
- Language: English
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Blue: The Science and Secrets of Nature’s Rarest Color
$17.95 Read moreBlue is our favorite color globally–the darling of artists since the time of the pharaohs. So it’s startling to turn to the realms of nature and discover that
“true” blue is truly rare. The sea and s… [more below]- Author: Kupferschmidt, Kai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1615199063
- Language: English
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Introduction to Modern Optics
$22.95 Read moreThis incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half of the book deals with classical physical optics; th
- Series: Dover Books on Physics
- Author: Fowles, Grant R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0486659577
- Language: English
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Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond
$22.99 Add to cartA stunning visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Light allows humans to see things around us, but we can only see a sliver of all the ligh- Author: Arcand, Kimberly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0762487844
- Language: English
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The Nature of Light and Colour in the Open Air
$19.95 Add to cartA highly engaging study of mirages, illusions of multiple moons, the fata morgana, colored shadows and scores of other phenomena in a book praised by Science and Math Weekly as “a great depository of … [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Earth Sciences
- Author: Minnaert, M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 01 1954
- ISBN10: 0486201961
- Language: English
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Physics: A Complete Introduction
$19.99 Read morePhysics does not have to be daunting. This book, complete with practice questions and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to having a confident grasp of phy… [more below]
- Series: Teach Yourself
- Author: Breithaupt, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1529397928
- Language: English
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Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment That Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality
$24.00 Add to cartThe intellectual adventure story of the “double-slit” experiment, showing how a sunbeam split into two paths first challenged our understanding of light and then the nature of reality itself–and cont… [more below]
- Author: Ananthaswamy, Anil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1101986107
- Language: English
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Introduction to Light
$14.95 Add to cartDesigned for a nonmathematical undergraduate optics course addressed to art majors, this four-part treatment discusses the nature and manipulation of light, vision, and color. 170 black-and-white illu… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Physics
- Author: Waldman, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 14 2002
- ISBN10: 048642118X
- Language: English
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Infrared Illuminated: A User’s Guide to the Science of Far Infrared Energy
$26.95 Add to cartInfrared Illuminated: A User’s Guide to the Science of Far Infrared Energy” by Ariel Calista Miller opens a portal to the exciting frontier of scientific discovery and wellness – far infrared energy.
- Author: Miller, Ariel Calista
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1088249337
- Language: English
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Newlywed Couple’s Devotional: 52 Weeks of Everyday Scripture, Reflections, and Prayers for a God-Centered Marriage
$19.99 Add to cart52 Weeks of Newlywed Devotions for Navigating a God-Centered Marriage
Gift Edition Marriage is a journey of both hills and valleys, and newlyweds are just beginning this great adventure. By following- Author: Bailey, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0593690079
- Language: English
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The Visible Unseen: Essays
$20.00 Add to cartAndrea Chapela, one of Granta‘s Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists of 2021, breaks down literary and scientific conventions in this prize-winning collection of experimental essays exploring the pro… [more below]
- Author: Chapela, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1632063522
- Language: English
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Qed: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
$19.95 Add to cartFeynman’s bestselling introduction to the mind-blowing physics of QED–presented with humor, not mathematics
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Rich- Series: Princeton Science Library #33
- Author: Feynman, Richard P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 26, 2014
- ISBN10: 0691164096
- Language: English
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Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
$20.00 Add to cartArtist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle’s Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence–plant, animal, human, artificial–and how they transform ou
- Author: Bridle, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 20, 2023
- ISBN10: 1250872960
- Language: English
