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Magnifying Glass with Eye Model
O-a6c



Use the Working Eye Model to show a magnifying glass enlarging an object's image and allowing the near point to move closer to the eye. Greater magnifications can be achieved with stronger magnifiers.


Fishbane Chapter:   37.4
HRW 9th:   34.08
SJ 3rd Chapter:   26.4
PIRA DCS classification:   6A60.355

Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University