Pierre Bouguer's Optical Treatise on the Gradation of Light

Language: English

Published by University of Toronto Press, CA, 1961

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In 1760 the first edition of the Traite d'optique sur la gradation de la lumiere of Pierre Bouguer was published posthumously. Bouguer (1698-1758), French mathematician, professor of hydrography, and author of works on the theory of navigation, can also be considered the inventor of photometry, and the Traite was his definitive word on the subject. It has become one of the classic treatises of science, but even in French has long been unavailable. The last part of the work is remarkable for having anticipated the modern theory of the visibility of objects in a horizontal direction through the atmosphere. Dr. Middleton's translation is accompanied by explanatory notes and a biographical and critical introduction. The book will be of interested to those working in the field of optics and to students of the history of science.

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Title
Pierre Bouguer's Optical Treatise on the Gradation of Light
Author
W.E.K. Middleton
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, CA
Publication year
1961
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1487578989
ISBN 13
9781487578985
Item weight
381 grams
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15.6 x 1.42 x 23.39 cm

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