Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten
Reihe: Special Publications
The Science and History of Light and Colors in the Sky
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten
Reihe: Special Publications
ISBN: 978-1-119-67032-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Part I: Air, Light, Color, and Vision:
Fundamentals of the science and history of light and atmospheric optics
Chapter 1 – First Light
Introduction to light and color in the atmosphere
Chapter 2 – Mysterious Light
The early history of our knowledge about light
Chapter 3 – Strange Light
The development of our modern understanding of the nature of light
Chapter 4 – Sunlight and Color
Introduction to electromagnetism and solar radiation
Chapter 5 – Vision and Perception
Physiology, psychology, sociology, and philosophy of light and color
Chapter 6 – Optics and the Sky
Optical history, mechanisms, and preview of atmospheric effects
Part II: Sights of Air, Water, and Ice:
A brief study of light and color effects in the atmosphere,
including their history, science, and cultural significance
Chapter 7 – Colorful Sky
Blue skies, red sunsets, and white clouds
Chapter 8 – Rainy Bows
Rainbows, and more rainbows
Chapter 9 – Cloudy Crowns
Coronas, glories, and cloud iridescence
Chapter 10 – Icy Rays
Halos, circles, arcs, spots, and pillars
Chapter 11 – Wavy Curtains
Aurora: the northern and southern lights and related phenomena
Chapter 12 – Spidery Flashes
Lightning and its associated phenomena
Part III: Other Earthy and Otherworldly Visions:
Additional highlights of optical phenomena that can be seen in the sky
Chapter 12 – Colorful Weather
Black clouds, green skies, red tornadoes
Chapter 13 –As Seen in Shores, Mountains, and Clouds
Flashes, mirages, shadows, rays, bows
Chapter 14 –Lights in the High Atmosphere and Space
Noctilucent clouds, shooting stars, scintillation
