Optical Technologies in the Humanities : Selected Contributions to the International Conference on New Technologies in the Humanities and Fourth International Conference on Optics Within Life Sciences OWLS IV Münster, Germany, 9-13 July 1996 /

New high-tech developments in the field of optics show increasing applicability not only in classical technological fields but also in the humanities. This book contains selected contributions to an international, interdisciplinary joint conference on "New Technologies in the Humanities" a...

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Main Author: Dirksen, Dieter
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bally, Gert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997.
Series:Series of the International Society on Optics within Life Sciences ; 4.
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Summary:New high-tech developments in the field of optics show increasing applicability not only in classical technological fields but also in the humanities. This book contains selected contributions to an international, interdisciplinary joint conference on "New Technologies in the Humanities" and "Optics Within Life Sciences". Its objective is to forward interdisciplinary information and communication between specialists in optics as well as in medicine, biology, environmental sciences, and cultural heritage. It is unique as a presentation of new optical technologies for cultural heritage protection. The contributions cover international research activities in the areas of archaeological research and new technologies, holography and interferometry, material analysis, laser cleaning, pattern recognition, unconventional microscopy, spectroscopial techniques, and profilometry.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 266 pages 169 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642608728 (electronic bk.)
3642608728 (electronic bk.)