Isbn: 9780198532453 - beyond vision (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 1ST. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Beyond Vision. One Hundred Historic Scientific Photograph. FEP removed. Slight wear to edge and corners of D/J. Price clipped to D/J. The collection spans the history of photography from its origins 150 years ago to the present day, from calotypes and daguerrertypes to digitally encoded photographs relayed from deep space. For the purpose of this book, photography is not held to the narrow confines of the chemical emulsion but allowed to embrace contemporary imaging techniques. Historic photographs may, but need not be, historical and the first image returned from the surface of Mars belongs here no less than the earliest wet collodion plates of a solar eclipse. Photographic and scientific details accompany each image along with specific references and supporting pictures. An introduction sets the scene with a concise history of scientific photography. Illustrated throughout. 224 pp.…