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In this section:

The Optics Book

1. Before Optics
2. Ligth and Ilumination

Illumination requeriments

3. Reflection and refraction
4. Geometrical Optics and thin lenses
5. The human eye
6. Optics instruments
7. Scattering & spectrum
8. Color
9. Interferences & difraction
10. Polarization
11. Quantic Optics

Illumination requeriments

Use

Foot Candles

Comparable with outdoor light.For photography, hospital operating rooms

1000

Color-matching in manufacturing

500

Extra fine inspection work

200

Prolonged seeing tasks involving fine detail

100

Lengthy seeing tasks-drafting, sewing

50

Rough bench-and machine work; reading or writing for short periods

20

Intermittent visual work; rough manufacturing, stockrooms

10

Auditoriums,corridors, etc.; general illumination in the home

5

 

 
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