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Optical Magic in the Late Renaissance - (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) by A Mark Smith (Hardcover)
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- Begins with a brief account of Giambattista Della Porta's life, a review of the genesis of De Refractione, and an examination of the textual sources on which Della Porta drew in composing the book and its analytic narrative.
- Author(s): A Mark Smith
- 614 Pages
- Science, Physics
- Series Name: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
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"This volume includes the original Latin text of Della Porta's "De Refractione" with English translation. Della Porta's volume explored optics at the time of the late Renaissance."--Book Synopsis
Begins with a brief account of Giambattista Della Porta's life, a review of the genesis of De Refractione, and an examination of the textual sources on which Della Porta drew in composing the book and its analytic narrative. Explains the why and how of this edition and translation of the original Latin text. Examines Della Porta's physical account of refraction, his overall account of vision, his account of visual illusions and their environmental or pathological causes, and his analysis of the rainbow and some other meteorological phenomena. Addresses the historical significance of Della Porta's account of light and sight. The facing Latin-English edition that follows contains biographical sketches of authors cited by Della Porta. Illus.Dimensions (Overall): 10.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x 1.31 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 614
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Physics
Series Title: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Theme: Optics & Light
Format: Hardcover
Author: A Mark Smith
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2018
TCIN: 1006604065
UPC: 9781606180716
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-5657
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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