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History of Optics and Nanophotonics by Nicolas Large is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides a historical survey of the development of nanophotonics and related fields from ancient times to the present. It discusses early examples of lenses and microscopes from ancient Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. It then covers the development of geometrical optics in the Greco-Roman world and Islamic world. Major figures that advanced the understanding of light, optics, and electromagnetism are highlighted from the 16th century onward, including Kepler, Galileo, Snellius, Descartes, Huygens
- Author
- Nicolas Large
- Language
- EN