Let there be light the story of light from atoms to galaxies

Let there be light : the story of light from atoms to galaxies / Ann Breslin & Alex Montwill.

Author/creator	Breslin, Ann
Other author/creator	Montwill, Alex.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Description	xix, 531 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Subject(s)	Light--Popular works. Electromagnetic waves. Physics--History.

Contents	Introducing light -- Light as a ray : reflection -- Light as a ray : refraction -- Light from afar : astronomy -- Light from the past : astrophysics -- Introducing waves -- Sound waves -- Light as a wave -- Making images -- There was electricity, there was magnetism, and then there was light-- -- 'Atoms of light' : the birth of quantum theory -- Development of quantum mechanics -- Atoms of light acting as particles -- Atoms of light behaving as waves -- Relativity part 1 : how it began -- Relativity part 2 : verifiable predictions -- Road to 'heavy light'.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013427216
ISBN	9781848167582 (cloth)
ISBN	184816758X (cloth)
ISBN	9781848167599 (pbk.)
ISBN	1848167598 (pbk.)

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