Thick Lenses - Cylindrical Lenses

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Condition :   Good  
Principle :   Thick Lenses  
Area of Study :  Optics   
Equipment :   Plastic Cylindrical Lenses, Titanium Oxide Sheet, Choice Oxide Glass Lamp Sheet 

 

Procedure :   Place the cylindrical lens over the "titanium oxide" or "choice oxide glass lamp" words.  As you raise the lens away from the sheet the non-symmetrical letters will invert. 

The large acrylic cylinders and the "One Eyed Jacks" from the deck of cards can be used together.  The Jack will face the normal way when held against the acrylic rod but will about face 180 degrees when slowly moved away from the cylinder.

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   References

Martin Gardner,  "Physics Trick of the Month - Reverse Jack's Profile,"  TPT, Vol. 37, # 5, p. 318, (May 1999).

Samuel Hirschman, "Dispersion and Inversion", TPT, Vol. 7, # 2, Feb. 1969, p. 116.

Ronald A. Brown, "A Choice Observation", TPT, Vol. 15, # 3, Mar. 1977, p. 173.

 

J. C. Hileman and William Ruebsamen.  "Peculiar Properties of a Glass Rod."  AJP, p. 343, Vol. 22, No. 5, (May 1954).

Arnaldo Augusto Nora Antunes, "Location of Cardinal Points of Thick Lenses",  AJP, (33), 10, Oct. 1965, p. 852.

 

O-340:  "Inverted Image,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

 

T. D. Rossing, C. J. Chiaverina, "#3, Ambiagrams", Light Science, Physics and Visual Arts, p. 302.

Brian Jones and Matt Fackelman, "Cylindrical Lens", Don't Forget the Duct Tape, p. 29 - 32.



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