PIRA 6A60.30 - Thin Lenses:
Projected Filament and Lens Paddles
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Instructions / Notes:
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Turn on the light bulb and dim the room lights. If you darken the
room totally, you'll need a flash light..
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Select a numbered lens paddle and place it in its numbered slot to project
the light bulb's filament on the screen.
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You may select two positions for each lens. One will magnify.
The other will create an intense, but reduced image.
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The numbers on the opposite side of the demonstration enable you to build compound
lenses.
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