An introduction to modern theories of the universe and its evolution. Topics include naked eye observation, the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Emphasis will be placed on the scientific ...

THIS book has been written as a text–book for second–year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The goal to which it aspires is a compact logical exposition of the fundamental laws ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...

New experiments are pushing our understanding of light and optics to the limit and are also opening up new areas of physics and novel applications. (Picture credit: Photodisc) Optics has always been ...

Located on Qinghe Road in Jiading district, the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the earliest institute in China specializing in laser science and ...

THE term 'Introduction' applied to a text-book on a branch of physics gives little idea of the standard and scope of the work. Those who are familiar with the customary method of teaching optics will ...