All Volumes (2001-2008)

Volume

Volume I, 2001

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

The chromatic aberration of lenses is a popular topic in introductory astronomy 1-4 and physics and is readily demonstrated on an optical bench to several students at a time. However, we are not aware of any published descriptions of demonstrations showing chromatic aberration that are useful for large lecture classes. This note describes a simple method of using an overhead projector and an extra lens for displaying chromatic aberrations in large lecture halls so it can be viewed by large audiences.

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Originally published in the American Journal of Physics (September 2000) Volume 68, Issue 9, pp. 869

http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.1302906

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