Sentences with phrase «refraction of light»

After the flood, God invented the rainbow (because refraction of light through tiny water droplets in the air to produce a prism effect did not exist before the giant canopy of water fell to the earth even though a mist used to rise from the ground to water all the plants).

While Hamm observes refractions of light on corrugated mirrors, Dick, in her long - term projects based on minimal and concrete art, explores the way light changes in the course of several hours or even years.

Students explore the concept of refraction of light and understand how refraction takes place in...

Newton, for example, told the Astronomer Royal, Flamsteed, to correct some astronomical data because it disagreed with theoretical predictions; several factors, including refraction of light by the atmosphere, were later proposed to justify the corrections.11

This easy disappearing coin trick uses refraction of light to make it look like a coin under a glass disappears!

More to explore Light Absorption, Reflection and Transmission, from the Physics classroom Refraction of Light, from Science Learning Hub Now You See It... Testing Out Light Refraction, from Scientific American Science Activity for All Ages!

Their broad surface area, created by interlocked strands of keratin, allows for the constant refraction of light, which consequently produces what is referred to as structural coloration.

It's these random refractions of light bouncing off and through the emulsion that make a film image unique, and perhaps even more human, as it reflects a certain aspect of life itself in the random chemical reactions that affect our reality.

Rogers applies her inventive technique to an array of bodies submerged in water at night, and creates her effects using only the natural refraction of light.

Initially interested in Abstract Expressionism, Bell became fascinated with the reflection and refraction of light while working part - time at a commercial framing shop as a student.

Suspended in the middle of a popular public space in the city, the installation seemed to billow and shimmer with each breath of the wind, creating rainbow refractions of light that made this outdoor space come alive.

How marvelously adapted the round eyes of marine creatures are, for example, to the refraction of light rays underwater, thus allowing them to see clearly.

No... god had nothing to do with the refraction of light.

although an optical illusion created by the refraction of light makes it appear that the depth changes as you walk beside the pool.

He almost had to use something else back then because the underwater shot of actor William Holden was so badly distorted by the refraction of light and water.

Generally there is little or no refraction of light as it travels through air.

Optical brighteners make your diapers appear cleaner by looking «whiter» through the refraction of light.

Invisibility means no refraction of light, you see, and no refraction means no focusing, Yakov Perelman explains in Physics for Entertainment.

Starting with his 1892 paper, Lorentz and his followers used the electron theory to explain one property of matter after another — conduction of electricity and of heat, dielectric behavior, reflection and refraction of light, and more.

This refraction of light is absolutely necessary to produce colors such as blue and green, the effect of metallic - like shimmering or even colors in the UV spectrum.

Other than for the spear fisherman, these signals are congruent in the everyday life of most humans: If you want to grasp a glass on a table, there is no refraction of light through the water to be taken into account.

But he is misled by the view: Due to the refraction of light on the surface, he does not see the actual location of the fish.

I explain it as being somewhat like the refraction of light through a medium.

It plays with the refraction of light to produce easy - to - wear, everyday pieces, as well as bold designs that make a real fashion statement.

Using shadow puppetry, students studied reflection and refraction of light.

The lens is the transparent, biconvex, avascular structure in the anterior segment of the eye that is partly responsible for the refraction of light to be focused on the retina.

The exhibit was a combination of photography, sculpture, light and sound that explored the resonance between reflection of image and refraction of light.

the 7.7 metre high site - specific work explores our inability to properly register our surroundings when the reflection and refraction of light create optical phenomena.

The relief - like surface begins to shine and shimmer as a result of the refraction of light.

Hoferer makes drawings that create luminous and beguiling optical effects through the refraction of light on their surfaces.

The title, Sub Mirage Lignum, represents the three main themes of the exhibition: sub, in the dual sense of «underneath» and «substitute for another (space)»; mirage, a false image produced by the refraction of light, subject to human interpretation; and lignum, derived from Lignum Vitae («wood of life»), a tree whose bloom is the national flower of Jamaica.

This table, given its birth by light itself, is as if it is freed from the material world, obtaining its appearance by the refraction of light and emits a mysterious presence.

«Miraculous expression is brought by the refraction of light.»

«This object will show an appearance as if it is a sculpture veiled with the glitters in a space and create mysterious expression with the refraction of light,» said Yoshioka.