Fundamentals of optical engineering / by Donald H. Jacobs.

Title: 
Fundamentals of optical engineering / by Donald H. Jacobs.

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Author/Artist: 
Jacobs, Donald Harry, 1915-
Publisher: 
New York : McGraw-Hill, 1943.
Description: 
x, 487 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: 
1st ed.
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Optics.
Optical instruments.
Optical instruments. fast (OCoLC)fst01046734
Optics. fast (OCoLC)fst01046845
Bib ID: 
142199
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
QC371.J3z
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Notes: 
An expansion of the author's notes for a course in applied optics given under the Engineering, Science and Management War Training Program at George Washington University.
Includes indexes.
"References" at end of most of the chapters.
Also issued online.
Gift; Corning Incorporated; 2014; 1000149076
Contents: 
pt. I. Fundamental considerations --
pt. II. Representative instruments. Telescopes ; Binoculars and Battery Commander's telescopes ; Periscopes ; Gun sights ; Rangefinders --
pt. III. Mechanical and electrical design --
pt. IV. Optical design. Ray tracing ; Spherical aberration ; chromatic aberration ; Coma ; Design of aplanatic objectives ; Eyepiece design ; Optical tolerances.