LIGHT: LENSES AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

Duration: 13½min

Year Published: 1961

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Explains in detail the principles by which lenses function. Shows the similarity of a simple camera to the human eye; illustrates the effects of different lens curvatures and of systems of lenses. Discusses the practical applications of the properties of lenses in eyeglasses, in the microscope, in the telescope, and in other optical instruments.

Complete Record: Source: Coronet Interest level: jh-sh Guide: Guide Price: b&w $75, color $137.50 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 61-840

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)