Optics and Optical Instruments: An Introduction

This is a great book for someone new to optics. It has a lot of great experiments which I wish I had an optics bench for, but you can just do them with OSLO EDU version or another free optics software suite. In particular it has a ton of detail about basic instruments such as telescopes, binoculars and microscopes. I wish it had more on loupes but you cant have everything I guess. It also has a great practical chapter on what it takes to actually make optics. If you actually want to set up a shop you will find this useful.

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COVERS LENS SYSTEMS, PRISMS, MICROSCOPES AND TELESCOPES WELL WITH ALL FORMULAS AND DIAGRAMS. MATERIAL IS DATED TO 1960. DOES NOT INCLUDE LASERS, DICHROIC MATERIALS, NIGHT VISION, THERMAL OPTICS, OR HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGING. IT'S VERY USEFUL AS FAR AS IT GOES.

There's a large focus on examples and devices, but I would have much preferred more emphasis on fundamentals, theory, and equations. It's fairly difficult to find many of the common equations in this book.

Le leggi dell'ottica non cambiano nel tempo, quindi quello che viene insegnato è (ovviamente) corretto. Non ho apprezzato le illustrazioni anni '70 e un approccio poco lineare agli argomenti trattati

I got this since the original was in the mid-to-late 1950s. While a lot has developed since then, there are methods and treatments back in the middle 20th century that are still valid and useful - always good to have a reference like this. Diagrams are from B&W photos, but useful content nonetheless. A good addition to my library and price was right too! Recommended.

llego en buenas condiciones, esta en buenas condiciones, y es bastante interesantes en su contenido con respecto a la optica instrumental

O livro possui baixa qualidade na impressão, porém ótimo conteúdo.

FULL MARKS ! If you need to understand optical theory ... THIS is the book to read ! Very thorough ; it's a very technical subject and this was originally published in 1960 so it's a bit turgid ( hence only 4 stars ) ... But to offset the turgidity there is so much useful information that it ceases to matter after a while ... HIGHLY recommended.