STL Materials on Reserve
All materials are on reserve in the UMass Physical
Science Library, listed under Prof. Blaylock and under Physics 125.
Atmospheric Phenomena
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Robert Greenler "Rainbows, Halos, and Glories",
Cambridge University Press (1980).
A thorough
introduction to the workings of optical phenomena in nature, with an excellent
set of color plates. Many of the photographs from this book are used in
lecture.
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Lynch and Livingston "Color and Light in Nature", Cambridge University Press (1995).
Another very good introductory book with some impressive photographs.
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Scientific American collection "Light from the Sky" (1980).
An excellent collection of articles on ball lightning (Mar 63), auroras (Dec 65), airglows (Mar 66), mirages (Jan 76), halos (Apr 78), green flash (Jan 60), rainbows (Apr 77), and glories (Jul 74).
Vision
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Smythe, "Vision in the Animal World", MacMillan, 1975.
A survey of the optical anatomy of the animal kingdom.
Photography
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Ansel Adams "The
Camera" Little, Brown and Co. (1980).
An excellent introduction to the workings and use
of a camera. Written by the acknowledged master of the art.
Last updated Aug. 28, 2001