This upper-level textbook begins with the concepts of modern psychophysical vision research as opposed to vision system physiology before detailing aspects of the processes that allow us to distinguish objects from their surroundings. The author then forms an integrat... Lees meer.

This book gives an account of a method of determining the type composition of sandy deposits from the air by the nature of their reflection of radiant energy. The measured spectral luminance of a rock outcrop rela ti ve to the luminance of a standard is the basic proper... Lees meer.

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La mati re est compos e d nergie affirmait Einstein. Non seulement avait-il compris ce rapport mais il l avait aussi tabli math matiquement dans sa c l bre formule E mc2. Dans ce livre l auteure fait un pas de plus en tablissant le lien entre la lumi re dont l... Lees meer.

Residential and commercial buildings share about 55 of the world electrical energy consumption. Proper use of daylight reduces energy for lighting and air- conditioning. Due to the luminosity of sky daylighting offers a great potential for application in tropical regi... Lees meer.

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Visibility calculations for night-time conditions are currently based on day-time vision. Under reduced light levels such as road lighting the spectral sensitivity of the eye is however different in peripheral vision. Peripheral vision which includes major part of... Lees meer.

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Over the past centuries visual illusions have provided us with a better understanding of the human visual system. This book contributes to this research field by utilizing visual illusions as research tools in several psychophysical experiments and qualitative approache... Lees meer.

This research aims to make an original and advanced contribution to state-of-the-art sky models. It focuses on high-resolution sky radiance and luminance models given their essential importance in a host of scientific and engineering applications. For example improved... Lees meer.

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