A History of Optics From Greek Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century

Oxford University Press (2012)
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This book is a long-term history of optics, from early Greek theories of vision to the nineteenth-century victory of the wave theory of light. It is a clear and richly illustrated synthesis of a large amount of literature, and a reliable and efficient guide for anyone who wishes to enter this domain

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