Lenses

United Kingdom, 1950

Film
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Episode number 4 of Series “Light”.
Convex lens as a collection of prism sections; images formed by convex lens; applications of the various object/image arrangement; effect of increased curvature; concave lens; images formed by a concave lens.

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Credits

director

S.G. Fergusson

producer

Frank Wells

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Duration

00:09:23:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1950

Appears in

Light

Group of items

Light

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322005

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic

Crafts & Visual Arts → Lenses, Photographic

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Light

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Refraction

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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