PIRA 6A70.00 OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

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6A70.00Optical Instruments
6A70.10microscope modelPIRA 500
6A70.10microscope model6A70.10
6A70.10model microscopeL-54Make a demonstration microscope with a short focal length lens and reading glass.
6A70.12microscope chartL-53A diagram on a wall chart shows the action of a microscope.
6A70.13fake microscope6-2.10A mirror arrangement and fake microscope make normal objects seem miniaturized.
6A70.14primative microscopeAJP 32(9),xivA Leeuwenhoek 100 X magnifier is made with a glass bead on the end of a tapered tube.
6A70.20telescope modelsPIRA 500
6A70.20telescope models6A70.20
6A70.20telescopeL-55Set up astronomical, terrestrial, and Galilean telescopes for students to look through individually.
6A70.21real telescopeO-5b.1Observe with a Questar telescope.
6A70.22sun telescopeO-5eMake a heliostat for a room with a south facing window. Reference: AJP 38(3),391-2.
6A70.23large telescopesO-5fLarge telescopes are available on the roof for observations.
6A70.25telephoto lensL-56An illuminated wire mesh is projected on a screen using a telephoto lens setup.
6A70.30camera modelPIRA 500
6A70.31camerasO-5aSeveral cameras are exhibited.
6A70.35projector modelPIRA 1000
6A70.40superposition of imagesOh-4A wire screen placed at the point where a real image is formed is projected through a second lens to form a combined image.
6A70.45lens combinationsL-57A projection lantern double lens system.
6A70.50measuring with moire fringes34-1.25A long discussion on measuring with moire fringes. Diagrams, Construction details in appendix, p.1346.
6A70.60changing beam sizeOg-13The beam size may be changed with or without inversion by placing the second lens at the sum or difference of the focal lengths.
6A70.65entrance and exit pupil34-1.20An optical bench setup shows the concept of entrance and exit pupil.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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