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Optics (appearance or look in ancient Greek) is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. Optics explains and is illuminated by optical phenomena.
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RT @IanEHarris: Hubble does it again - images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bi ...
MagicTommyRay (Tommy Ray) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:29:24 -0000
RT @IanEHarris: Hubble does it again - images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bi ...
RT @IanEHarris: images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bit.ly/7cd8mE
travismanley (Travis Manley) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:23:32 -0000
RT @IanEHarris: images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bit.ly/7cd8mE
Hubble does it again - images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bit.ly/7cd8mE
IanEHarris (Ian Harris) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:23:04 -0000
Hubble does it again - images from the new optics and IR camera reveal galaxies 13.1 billion light years away http://bit.ly/7cd8mE
Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline, interactive java applets showing various properties of light and lenses, tutorials, and other links for students.
Meta Description: [ Science, Optics and You is an educational resource for the science of optics and the physics of light and color intended for teachers, students, and the general public. ]
Color and Color Vision - Explains additive and subtractive colour mixing, the mixing of wavelengths, Newton's dispersion of white light to show the colours of the rainbow.
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Colorworm Explains Color - An online book about light and color for all ages. Explains the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light, RGB, CMYK, light, and mixing paint colors.
How Does a Pinhole Camera Work? - Explains the principles behind the pinhole camera.
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How Light Works - Explains light in terms of photons to explain reflection, refraction and absorption.
Meta Description: [ When we see an object, we are actually seeing light -- light that somehow left the object and reached our eyes. We also encounter light in things that produce it, from light bulbs, to lasers, to lightning bugs, to the sun. Learn how light waves are produced, how light travels, and how light expl... ]
How we see Colour - Explains human perception of colour and optical illusions in depth with clear diagrams.
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Java Applet - Java applet exploring reflection and refraction of light beam and laser beam.
Light and Optics: Online Meteorology Guide - Introduces optical effects resulting from light interaction with air, dust and haze particles, ice crystals and water droplets.
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resulting from light interaction with: air, dust & haze particles
| ice crystals | and water droplets. ]
Light Refraction - Uses example of sphere on a checkerboard to show how light is refracted.
LightForest: The Holographic Rainforest - Explains what is an hologram and the physics behind it. Also shows a variety of examples gathered in a virtual exhibition.
MicroWorlds - An educational tour of current research at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source. Contains information about the facility research, and teaching modules.
Optics 4 Kids - Tells about the science of light and answers common questions. Also explores careers in optics. From the Optical Society of America.
Optics for Kids - An overview of the basics of optics, also discusses careers in science and engineering.
Meta Description: [ Optical Research Associates (ORA) offers optical design and illumination software
(CODE V, LightTools) and engineering services. ]
Science Snacks About Light - A set of very simple experiments featured by Exploratorium, each one with details on materials, assembly, how can be done, and an explanation of the physical laws involved.
Skytopia - Colour and Light Trivia - Amusing guide lists various oddities about colour and light. Find trivia on 3D, mirrors, light bulbs, and contradictions about the perception of colour.
Meta Description: [ Unique collection of articles about oddities in the science of colour and light. What happens when 2 gigantic mirrors face each other? Why does yellow and blue actually make grey - not green? ]
The Electromagnetic Spectrum - From NASA, an overview of the different types of electromagnetic waves.
The Reflection and Refraction of Light - Uses geometry to predict reflection from plane and spherical mirrors, and looks at how speed and wavelength varies with different media.
The Speed of Light - Defines the speed of light and describes how man learned to measure it. Includes interactive quiz.
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What Makes an Object Coloured - Explains principles of reflection, refraction, absorption and transmission to explain how objects are a particular colour.
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