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The Science of Imaging
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Edited and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this highly popular and critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Brilliantly written and extensively illustrated, The Science of Imaging: An Introduction, Second Edition covers the fundamental laws of physics as well as the cut
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Optics & LightTable of contents
- Cover Page
- The Science of Imaging
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Chapter 1 The Nature of Light
- Chapter 2 Photometry, Lighting, and Light Filters
- Chapter 3 Visual Perception
- Chapter 4 Lens Principles
- Chapter 5 Types of Lenses
- Chapter 6 Resolution in Optical Systems
- Chapter 7 Images in Color
- Chapter 8 Still Cameras
- Chapter 9 Motion and High Speed Photography
- Chapter 10 The Silver Halide Process
- Chapter 11 Digital Recording of Images
- Chapter 12 Halftone, Electrostatic, and Digital Printing
- Chapter 13 Television
- Chapter 14 Video Recording and Replay Systems
- Chapter 15 Three-Dimensional Imaging
- Chapter 16 Holography
- Chapter 17 Astronomical Imaging
- Chapter 18 Macrography, Micrography, and Microimaging
- Chapter 19 Imaging the Invisible
- Appendix 1: Logarithms: What They Are, What They Do
- Appendix
- Appendix 3: The Fourier Model for Image Formation
- Appendix 4: The Meaning of pH
- Index
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