Chapter 26: Reflection, Refraction and Geometrical Optics
Online Destinations


The World Wide Web was created for physicists at CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics). It remains a major resource for learning about physics, both as a subject and as a community of scholars. Best of all, it's fun!


Chapter 26 Resources


Rainbows and Physics
Magic With 'Smoke and Mirrors'
More Mirror Magic From The Exploratorium
Optics For Bird Watchers
Snell—Who He Was
Even More on Rainbows
Telecommunications as Told by Newton's Apple
A history of Fiber Optics
Fiber Optics Tutorial
Fiber Optics Crossword Puzzle

Major Physics Resources


A Great Place to Learn about the History of Physics
The SuperList of Physics Sites from EINET
The Yahoo Physics Site
How Things Work

Useful and Fun Places


Solar System Simulator
Ask Dr. Math Your Physics Questions


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