light

Introduces light, including what it is, colors, and how a rainbow is made.

Simple text and photographs introduce the concepts of light and shadow.

Photographs and text provide a scientific introduction to light, explaining what light is, where it comes from, and how it travels.

Explains why light and sound are vital in observing the world, and describes how light is made; reflection, refraction, and absorption; how the eye and ears work; the Doppler effect; and the speed of sound; and includes instructions for a simple periscope.

"Describes how Danish astronomer Ole Romer measured the speed of light using a crude telescope and a mechanical timepiece"--OCLC.

By doing the simple science projects, young scientists will discover how distance affects images made by a convex lens, observe a wave model of polarized light, and explore the science behind mirages.

Photographs and simple text describe various things that give off light.

"Sunlight and moonlight, reflections and rainbows. Light is everywhere you look. But where does it come from? How does it make shadows? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more through easy-to-read text and ... photographs. An experiment rounds out the book and provides a hands-on learning experience to encourage deeper understanding."--Publisher.

Ansel Adams is one of America?s most popular and enduring photographers. His well-known photographs of America?s national parks, especially Yosemite and others in the West, are remarkable for their timeless celebration of the unblemished American landscape. Adams was an astute master of photographic technique who utilized perfectly the capabilities of his chosen medium to portray the untold beauty of the natural world. His photographs are an eloquent statement of an artist seeking order and truth and a permanent record of America?s wild beauty achieved by a man whose own nature was as immutable as the Earth he loved.

Simplified explanations and dynamic images of complex scientific concepts such as dark energy, dark matter, and the cosmic microwave background.