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11eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
12Newton's reflector — A replica of Newton s second reflecting telescope that he presented to the Royal Society in 1672 described as the better of the two instruments Newton built[1]. The first reflecting telescope built by Sir Isaac Newton in 1668 …
13Abbe number — An Abbe diagram plots the Abbe number against refractive index for a range of different glasses (red dots). Glasses are classified using the Schott Glass letter number code to reflect their composition and position on the diagram …
14George Gabriel Stokes — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = George Stokes image size = 220px caption = Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819–1903) birth date = birth date|1819|8|13|df=y birth place = Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland death date = death date… …
15Lead glass — Swarovski flacon. Lead glass is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass.[1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40 weight% lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead …
16flint glass — Optics. an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens. [1665 75] * * * …
17physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
18Color — This article is about the perceptual property. For other uses, see Color (disambiguation). For usage of color on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Colors. Colored pencils Color or colour (see spelling differences) is the visual perceptual property… …
19Euglena — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista …
20Flint glass — is optical glass that has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number. Flint glasses are arbitrarily defined as having an Abbe number of 50 to 55 or less. The currently known flint glasses have refractive indices ranging between 1.45 and …
