The fundamentals of imaging from particles to galaxies / Michael M. Woolfson.

Author/creator Woolfson, Michael M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Publishing,
Descriptionxiv, 360 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents The human visual system -- The evolution of the eye -- Waves and image formation -- Seeing small objects -- Photography and the recording of images -- Detecting and imaging with infrared radiation -- Radar -- Imaging the universe with visible and near-visible radiation -- Imaging the universe with longer wavelengths -- Imaging the universe with shorter wavelengths -- Images of the earth and planets -- Images for entertainment -- Detection and imaging with sound and vibrations -- Medical imaging -- Images of atoms -- Images of particles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011293887
ISBN9781848166844 (hbk)
ISBN1848166842 (hbk)
ISBN9781848166851 (pbk)
ISBN1848166850 (pbk)

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