Chapter 10 · Physics
The Human Eye and the Colourful World
How we see, defects of vision, dispersion and the blue sky.
Topics in this chapter
- 1Parts of the human eyeComing soon
- 2How the eye forms an imageComing soon
- 3Accommodation of the eyeComing soon
- 4Near point and far pointComing soon
- 5Myopia or short-sightednessComing soon
- 6Correcting myopia with a concave lensComing soon
- 7Hypermetropia or long-sightednessComing soon
- 8Correcting hypermetropia with a convex lensComing soon
- 9PresbyopiaComing soon
- 10Cataract (basic concept)Coming soon
- 11Why stars twinkleComing soon
- 12Why planets generally do not twinkle as muchComing soon
- 13Atmospheric refractionComing soon
- 14Advance sunrise and delayed sunsetComing soon
- 15Dispersion versus scatteringComing soon
- 16Why the sky appears blueComing soon
- 17Why sunrise and sunset look reddishComing soon
- 18Why danger signals are redComing soon
- 19Tyndall effectComing soon
- 20Colour of objects and reflected lightComing soon