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Subject: [Leica] Prism fun
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:40:18 -0700
References: <21FA7D1F-A323-417C-910A-52073B161242@yahoo.co.uk>

As an ex-physicist (Ph.D. in 1951, forgot most of it by now), I'a say 
a lens will not do a bit of good. The light from the sun can be 
considered fully collimated. The farther you remove the paper from 
the prism, the larger, but fainter, will be your rainbow.

Herb



>Thanks Guys!
>
>I tried George's method and got a wee spectrum.  I'll try to focus
>the light with a lens later.
>
>Peter
>
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In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Prism fun)