Basic Optics and Optical Instruments: Revised Edition - Brossura

United States Bureau Of Naval Personnel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486222918 ISBN 13: 9780486222912

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

Designed as a training manual for Navy personnel (Opticalman 3 & 2), this book provides thorough coverage of the basic theory of optics and its applications. Newly revised and updated, it presents the subject matter with extraordinary clarity, stressing theory and application equally. It will serve admirably to supplement a course in which only one of these factors is emphasized.
The book begins with an introduction to the Opticalman rating. It then goes on to discuss the characteristics of light, with special emphasis on wavelengths, reflection, and refraction. Two chapters contain a detailed discussion of the formation of images by mirrors, lenses, and prisms; these explain how images are formed by thin and thick lenses, how to use the lens formula, and how to determine the location of an image formed by an optical instrument. The mechanical construction, maintenance procedures, and machining operations of basic optical instruments are explained in detail, supplemented by chapters on maintenance procedures, basic instrument repair, machine shop practices, optical and navigation equipment maintenance, night vision sights and gunsights and submarine periscopes. A helpful four-part appendix includes a glossary, common formulae used in optical repair and machine operations, prefixes and symbols used in the metric system, and English and metric system units of measurement, with common equivalents and conversions.
Profusely illustrated with 370 charts, diagrams, photographs, and drawings of tools and parts of instruments — including cross-sections that reveal inner workings — this manual is especially clear and well-organized. Although designed for use in U.S. Naval training schools, it can be used to great advantage as a basic text in optics in standard technical schools, and it will be immensely valuable even to the layman who desires a knowledge of the fundamentals of optics.

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Contenuti

CHAPTER 1. Introduction to the Opticalman Rating 2. Nature of Light 3. Mirrors and Prisms 4. Lenses 5. Basic Optical Systems 6. Design and Construction of Optical Instruments 7. Maintenance Procedures 8. Basic Instrument Repair 9. Machine Shop Practices 10. Optical and Navigation Equipment Maintenance 11. Night Vision Sights and Gunsights 12. Submarine Periscopes APPENDIX I. Glossary II. Common Formulae used in Optical Repair and Machine Operations III. Prefixes and Symbols used in Metric System IV. "English and Metric System Units of Measurement, Common Equivalents and Conversions" INDEX

Product Description

Thorough coverage of theory and applications of optics examines optical glass, light, elements of mirrors, prisms and lenses, construction of instruments, maintenance and more. Discussions include ship telescopes and spyglasses, boresight telescopes, fixed prism gunsight telescopes, magnetic compasses, and many other subjects. Extensive appendixes include a glossary, symbols, and formulas. Reprint of the Opticalman 3 & 2, NAVEDTRA 10215, 1989 edition.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0486222918
• ISBN 13: 9780486222912
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italia