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2. Magnification - Wikipedia

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   The postage stamp appears larger with the use of a magnifying glass. Stepwise magnification by 6% per frame into a 39-megapixel image. In the final frame, at about 170x, an image of a bystander is seen reflected in the man's cornea. Magnification is the process of enlarging the apparent size, not physical size, of something.

3. Magnifying glass - Wikipedia

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   A pen seen through a magnifying glass Jim Hutton as detective Ellery Queen, posing with a magnifying glass. A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object. The lens is usually mounted in a frame with a handle. Beyond its primary function of magnification, this simple yet ingenious tool serves a ...

4. List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia

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   by Perkin-Elmer Corp. Glass from Chance Brothers. Mills Observatory: Dundee, Scotland (1951) 25 cm (10") 1871: by T. Cooke & Sons. Training telescope at St. Andrews 1938–1951: Coats Observatory: Paisley, Scotland (1898) 25 cm (10") 1898: by Howard Grubb. Replaced 5" refractor by Thomas Cooke, installed in 1883. Blackett Observatory ...

5. Optical telescope - Wikipedia

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   The Large Binocular Telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona uses two curved mirrors to gather light. An optical telescope is a telescope that gathers and focuses light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, to create a magnified image for direct visual inspection, to make a photograph, or to collect data through electronic image sensors.

6. Coddington magnifier - Wikipedia

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   A Coddington magnifier is a magnifying glass consisting of a single very thick lens with a central deep groove diaphragm at the equator, thus limiting the rays to those close to the axis, which minimizes spherical aberration. This allows for greater magnification than a conventional magnifying glass, typically 10× up to 20×. Most single lens ...

7. Optical instrument - Wikipedia

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   An illustration of some of the optical devices available for laboratory work in England in 1858. An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties.