Newton's rings

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Descripción

An optical effect manifested as a series of alternating light and dark colored bands; generally caused when one piece of glass with a curved surface rests on another with a flat surface, resulting in an interference of light waves. Named for the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton who first investigated their properties.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300266644

Otros términos

  • 牛頓環 [zh]
  • niú dùn huán [zh]
  • niu dun huan [zh]
  • niu tun huan [zh]
  • Newton's ring [en]