Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] Prism fun
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:08:51 -0500
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On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> As an ex-physicist (Ph.D. in 1951, forgot most of it by now), I'a say a
> lens will not do a bit of good. The light from the sun can be considered
> fully collimated. The farther you remove the paper from the prism, the
> larger, but fainter, will be your rainbow.
>

Your PhD notwithstanding, a lens, or a slit between the light source and the
prism will enhance the  rainbow..

English Major,  the only Physics course I ever took was called *Physics for
Poets* at Loyola University in New Orleans taught by Carl Brans

Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA
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