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Dioptrics is the
branch of
optics dealing with refraction,
especially by lenses. In contrast, the
branch dealing with
mirrors is
known as catoptrics....
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Dioptric correction is the
expression for the
adjustment of the
optical instrument to the
varying visual acuity of a person's eyes. It is the adjustment...
- In optics,
optical power (also
referred to as
dioptric power,
refractive power,
focusing power, or
convergence power) is the
degree to
which a lens, mirror...
- 25, and to
around 1 dioptre
above age 60.
Convex lenses have
positive dioptric value and are
generally used to
correct hyperopia (farsightedness) or to...
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Physiology Allvar Gullstrand 1862– 1930
Sweden "for his work on the
dioptrics of the eye" 1914
Physiology Robert Bárány 1876–1936 Austria-Hungary "for...
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become Fermat's principle. He made
major contributions to
catoptrics and
dioptrics by
studying reflection,
refraction and
nature of
images formed by light...
- work in
three essays: "Les Météores" (The Meteors), "La Dioptrique" (
Dioptrics) and La Géométrie (Geometry),
preceded by an introduction, his famous...
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their boat capsized. In 1910 the
fixed light was
changed to a
fifth order dioptric lens,
flashing with a
character of one
flash every three seconds. This...
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radiation can
result in
acute and
chronic harmful effects on the eye's
dioptric system and retina. The risk is
elevated at high
altitudes and
people living...
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Cartridge 12.7×55mm STs-130
Action Double-action
revolver Feed system 5-round
cylinder Sights adjustable dioptric sight and a
fixed sight with a V-shaped slot...
