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Title: The Nature of Light and Colour in the Open Air
by M. Minnaert
ISBN: 0-486-20196-1
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Pub. Date: 01 June, 1954
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $12.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)

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Rating: 4
Summary: Still up to date fascinating book
Comment: Explains many of the phenomena occuring in nature regarding both light and colour. Encourages active exploration by yourself. Good reference work but sometimes long.

Rating: 4
Summary: Very readable description of optical effects seen outdoors.
Comment: Hundreds of optical phenomena visible to the naked eye are described in this classic text, ranging from colors in rainbows, halos, "sun-dogs" and other effects from water droplets and ice crystals in the atmosphere, to the iridescent colors of an oil spill and the visual effects of wet branches in front of street lamps. Explanations are aimed at the layman. Many line drawings and some b+w photographs accompany the sometimes wonderfully old-fashioned text. If you have ever wondered what some of the puzzling optical effects are that you see outdoors, then this book is for you.

Rating: 5
Summary: scientific optical classic in an economy edition
Comment: It is impossible to truly review this book. Well over its 40 years old, it has become a classic. It attempts to explain, with little math but excellent science, everything we see from the appearance of the horizon, to the rainbow, to the light shining of telephone cables. This edition is old fashioned in appearance, there are no fancy full color spreads. It is a well written book, clearly organized that shows a grasp of the subject and a deep affection for it

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