The Principles and Methods of Geometrical Optics (Classic Reprint): Especially as Applied to the Theory of Optical Instruments: Especially as Applied ... of Optical Instruments (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Southall, James Powell Cocke

 
9781332918683: The Principles and Methods of Geometrical Optics (Classic Reprint): Especially as Applied to the Theory of Optical Instruments: Especially as Applied ... of Optical Instruments (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

Master the geometry of seeing how light bends through lenses and surfaces. This concise reference explains the path of rays as they refract at spherical surfaces, using clear formulas and step-by-step methods.

The book distills complex ideas into practical tools for optical design and analysis. It covers standard approaches like Seidel and Kerber, and shows how to compute ray paths in centered systems, planes, and thin lenses. Ideal for students and professionals who want a solid, calculation‑driven understanding of geometrical optics.


  • How rays propagate through spherical refracting surfaces and across plane facets

  • How to set up and solve refraction problems with practical formulae

  • Two classic methods (Seidel and Kerber) for computing refracted paths

  • Connections between chief rays, focal points, and pupil positions in optical systems



Ideal for readers of advanced optics texts and anyone building or analyzing optical instruments. This edition provides a rigorous, calculation‑oriented introduction to the subject.

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Excerpt from The Principles and Methods of Geometrical Optics: Especially as Applied to the Theory of Optical Instruments

Without entering more fully into the contents of the various chap ters, it may be stated that the work as a whole is designed as a general introduction to the special theory of optical instruments (telescope, microscope, photographic Objective, etc., including also the eye itself). To discuss properly and fully each of these types would require a separate and extensive volume, which I may be induced to undertake at some future time as a sequel to the present work.

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