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Catoptrics

noun
1.
Branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors.





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"Catoptrics" Quotes from Famous Books



... which suggest distance have in their own nature no relation to it 29 A difficult case proposed by Dr. Barrow as repugnant to all the known theories 30 This case contradicts a received principle in catoptrics 31 It is shown to agree with the principles we have laid down 32 This phenomenon illustrated 33 It confirms the truth of the principle whereby it is explained 34 Vision when distinct, and when confused 35 The different effects of parallel diverging and converging rays 36 How converging ...
— An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision • George Berkeley


Words linked to "Catoptrics" :   optics, catoptrical, catoptric


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