Small And Far

Explains how microscopes and telescopes work. Shows that the combination of lenses, the size of the lenses, the shape of their curves and the distance between the lenses determine the difference between the two instruments. Demonstrates the use of specially shaped and angled prisms in a lighthouse.

More in Seeing and Hearing Series

  1. Hearing Sounds 1967
  2. Protecting The Eye 1967
  3. Small And Far 1967
  4. Using Your Eyes 1967
  5. Seeing The World 1969

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Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record