. Buchwald's analysis will surely constitute the essential starting point for further work on this important and hitherto relatively neglected episode of theory change."—John Worrall, Isis Jed Z. Buchwald presents a new history of the ...

This book tells the story of one of man's greatest intellectual adventures - how it came to be understood that light travels at a finite speed, so that when we look up at the stars we are looking back in time.

This textbook has been designed to provide necessary foundation in optics which would not only acquaint the student with the subject but would also prepare for an intensive study of advanced topics in optics at a later stage.

This undergraduate text takes the non-science student from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity.

Until now, creation scientists have not had a satisfactory answer to this puzzle, but the new cosmology outlined in this book offers a fresh and scientifically sound solution.

Explains such natural phenomena as rainbows, mirages, iridescent clouds, and halos for the scientist and the artist

Explains the fundamentals of astronomy together with the hottest current topics in this field, such as exoplanets and gravitational waves.

The Optics of Life is a major contribution to the field, and will no doubt become a classic."--Eric Warrant, Lund University, Sweden "This is a gem of a book.