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Geometrical optics

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Light moves in straight lines.

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Reflection angles.svg
It can bounce off a mirror. It can also bend through glass. This helps us see things clearly. It even makes rainbows!
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Snells law.svg
Can you see light bend?

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File:Plane wave wavefronts 3D.svg
Plane wave wavefronts 3D.svg
File:Reflection angles.svg
Reflection angles.svg
File:2015-05-25 0820Incoming parallel rays are focused by a convex lens into an inverted real image one focal length from the lens, on the far side of the.png
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File:2015-05-25 0836With concave lenses, incoming parallel rays diverge after going through the lens, in such a way that they seem to have originated at an.png
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