A History of Light and Colour Measurement: Science in the Shadows

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2003 Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation for the History of Scientific Instruments

Judging the brightness and color of light has long been contentious. Alternately described as impossible and routine, it was beset by problems both technical and social. How trustworthy could such measurements be? Was the best standard of intensity a gas lamp, an incandescent bulb, or a glowing pool of molten metal? And how much did the answers...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0750307544

ISBN13:9780750307543

Release Date:September 2001

Publisher:CRC Press

Length:294 Pages

Weight:1.41 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"

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Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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