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From: Dan Allen (no email)
Date: Fri Jul 16 2004 - 18:46:18 EDT
M.G.J. Minnaert wrote a book entitled "Light and Color in the Outdoors"
(originally in Dutch in 1937, revised until 1974) which was translated into
English in 1992 and published by Springer-Verlag. There are chapters about
light reflections, light refractions, the curvature of light rays in the
atmosphere, the Purkinje effect, seeing underwater, illusions, fogbows,
rainbows, halos, coronas, Parry's arc, Haidinger's brush, distribution of light
over the sky, crepuscular rays, the zodiacal light, luminescence of the sea, and
an appendix on measuring angles out of Doors. It has many fine illustrations,
some equations, and tackles many optical phenomena as scientifically as
possible.
Highly recommended reading appropriate for such questions! To wit, there is an
photo of a "superior mirage above cold water: a tanker below the horizon appears
upside down in the mirage" above the horizon. Fascinating...
Dan
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From: Navigation Mailing List
[mailto:]On Behalf Of Fred Hebard
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:07 PM
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Subject: Re: Refraction. was: Bubble Horizon Altitude Corrections
OK ladies & gentlemen. We have the case of a mirage, where the image
rises above the desert floor. Are there any counter examples of an
image sinking below the horizon?
Fred
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