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Contents
Prologue xiii
About the Author xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
1 Basic Principles of Light andVision 1
1.1 Properties of Light....................................... 1
1.2 Vision................................................. 8
1.3 White Light ........................................... 12
1.4 Color Rendering Index .................................. 13
1.5 Color Temperature...................................... 14
1.6 Measuring Light .......................................20
1.7 Circadian Rhythm ......................................24
References ................................................. 26
2 Incandescent Lamps 27
2.1 Conventional Incandescent Lamps ......................... 28
2.2 Halogen Incandescent La