Optical Technologies in the Humanities: Vol 4 (Optics within Life Sciences (Closed)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540632808 ISBN 13: 9783540632801

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1997

Synopsis

This is a study of the use of optical technology in the humanities. The book explores optical technologies involving fluorescence, luminescence, reflection and absorption and examines their applications to humanities such as archaeology.

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New high-tech developments in the field of optics show increasing applicability not only in classical technological fields but also in the humanities. This book contains selected contributions to an international, interdisciplinary joint conference on "New Technologies in the Humanities" and "Optics Within Life Sciences". Its objective is to forward interdisciplinary information and communication between specialists in optics as well as in medicine, biology, environmental sciences, and cultural heritage. It is unique as a presentation of new optical technologies for cultural heritage protection. The contributions cover international research activities in the areas of archaeological research and new technologies, holography and interferometry, material analysis, laser cleaning, pattern recognition, unconventional microscopy, spectroscopial techniques, and profilometry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540632808
• ISBN 13: 9783540632801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Dirksen D., Bally G. Von