“Principles of Optics” is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century, and probably the most influential book on optics written in the last 50 years. It is a self-contained comprehenxive account of classical optics written clearly and succintly.
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Classical in form, cool, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- First published
- 1959
- Pages
- 808
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press, Cambridge University Press, Macmillan
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780080264820
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