optics

  1. VIDEO Measuring the speed of light the old fashioned way: Replicating the Fizeau Apparatus

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  2. VIDEO Telescope Adaptive Optics - With Prof Simon

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  3. Exploring the Great Barrier Reef with National Geographic and the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

    National Geographic photographer and Microsoft Devices Ambassador, Stephen Alvarez, traveled to Australia to explore one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World—the Great Barrier Reef. Stretching 1,200 miles along the northwest coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef is larger than...
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  4. Camera magic on Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

    Last week I was super excited to be in NYC where we launched the latest Lumia flagship phones, Link Removed and Link Removed. These innovative Link Removed devices have our most advanced smartphone imaging hardware and software to help you take beautiful and natural photos every time. Under...
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  5. 11th-century Egyptian scholar proved Aristotle wrong on optics

    Link Removed Ibn al-Haytham's 11th-century Book of Optics, which was published exactly 1000 years ago, is often cited alongside Newton's Principia as one of the most influential books in physics. Yet very little is known about the writer, considered by many to be the father of modern optics...
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