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A diver viewed from below who appears inside of Snell's window. Snell's window (also called Snell's circle [1] or optical man-hole [2]) is a phenomenon by which an underwater viewer sees everything above the surface through a cone of light of width of about 96 degrees. [3] This phenomenon is caused by refraction of light entering water, and is ...
Through "Snell's window" (top), we see some of the scene above the water, including the handles of the ladder (right of center). The color-fringing of the light (top) and of the edge of Snell's window is due to variation of the refractive index, hence the critical angle, with wavelength. Reason I can't comment on its merits as a sports photo.
English: Snell's window as seen through an underwater tunnel at the St. Louis Zoo. Caustics in the water are visible near the sun. The black line through the frame is a gasket between segments of the tunnel.
Willebrord Snellius [1] [2] (born Willebrord Snel van Royen) [3] (13 June 1580 [4] – 30 October 1626) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, commonly known as Snell. His name is usually associated with the law of refraction of light known as Snell's law. [5] The lunar crater Snellius is named after Willebrord Snellius.
Snell's law (also known as the Snell–Descartes law, the ibn-Sahl law, [1] and the law of refraction) is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media, such as water, glass, or air.
Martin Edge (op cit, p223) observes "I was once under the impression that the deeper you went the more [of snell's window] could be included [in the photograph]. This is incorrect! To photograph the full circle you need a fisheye lens equivalent to a 12mm lens on a 35mm format."
Snell Acoustics, a manufacturer of audio equipment; Snell Limited, a manufacturer of digital media products; Snell Memorial Foundation, an organization which provides standard of safety for helmets; Snell knot, a hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line; Snell station, a light rail station in San Jose, California
In 1884, Thomas Snell and James Sawyer, 17-year-old friends from London, secretly planned a voyage to the United States. On March 18, James Sawyer and his brother, Charles, left England. However, Snell's parents, having learned of the plan, would not allow him to leave, thus delaying his departure.