UID:
almahu_9949112306502882
Format:
1 online resource (various pagings) :
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illustrations (some color).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780750332071
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9780750332064
Series Statement:
IOP ebooks. [2020 collection]
Content:
This non-technical book examines the everyday physics behind hearing and vision to help readers understand more about themselves and their physical environment. It begins with a thorough discussion of sound and light waves then goes on to discuss how our eyes and ears gather and process information from those waves. The ears and eyes are examined in their physical form in humans as well as in other members of the animal kingdom to show differences in how each receive information from the same waves and how hearing and vision may have evolved in humans. The book also discusses the perception of sound by examples such as sound intensity, decibels, and masking, while also covering the basis of music and resonance. Vision and the perception of light and colour are also discussed at length including the psychology of colour perception and colour mixing. The second edition includes the latest developments in hearing and vision. New topics include hearing and vision aids, electron microscopy, the third eye (pineal body), vision and hearing gene therapies and new remote sensing techniques.
Note:
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.
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1. Introduction to waves -- 1.1. Vibrations and waves -- 1.2. Energy and information
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2. The ear -- 2.1. Parts of the ear -- 2.2. Other ears and the non-acoustic labyrinth -- 2.3. The sound spectrum -- 2.4. Aids to hearing
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3. The eye -- 3.1. The electromagnetic spectrum -- 3.2. Parts of the eye -- 3.3. Other eyes
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4. Wave properties -- 4.1. Reflection -- 4.2. Absorption -- 4.3. Refraction -- 4.4. Diffraction and interference -- 4.5. The Electron microscope and quantum physics -- 4.6. Cherenkov radiation : faster than light
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5. Hearing : the perception of sound -- 5.1. Sound intensity -- 5.2. Tones -- 5.3. Musical instruments -- 5.4. Resonance -- 5.5. The loudest sounds
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6. Vision and the perception of light and color -- 6.1. Light intensity -- 6.2. Blindness prevention -- 6.3. Color -- 6.4. Other aspects of vision -- 6.5. New developments -- 6.6. Other effects of light -- 7. Conclusions.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780750332057
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780750332088
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1088/978-0-7503-3207-1
URL:
https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-3207-1
