On mechanisms of glare
 Catalogue Number: 801 On mechanisms of glare Category: Book Sub-Category: Booklet Author: VOS J J Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1963 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Soesterberg, The Netherlands Publisher/Manufacturer: Institute for Perception RVO-TNO Description Of Item: Soft grey printed wrappers, 92 pages, 2 plates and figures in text Inscriptions on the half title 'With kind remembrances JJ Vos' and 'to be quoted as Vos PhD thesis Utrecht 1963'. Victorian College of Optometry stamps Historical Significance: Dr J J (Hans) Vos was a scientist at the Insitute for Perception in the Netherlands for most of his career and a noted researcher on glare, hazardous effects of radiation and colour vision. He was an active member of the CIE and through that connection was known to Barry Cole. He spent 3 months as an academic visitor to the University of Melbourne in 1991, when the photograph in this record was taken. This is an important original work on the nature of disability glare and laid the foundations for a CIE technical report on the calculation of disability glare (CIE 146:2002 CIE Equations for Disability Glare) How Acquired: Ex Nathan Library Originally donated by J J Vos Condition: Good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 1 |