Optics
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| - | '''Optics''' is the branch of [[physics]] that studies the behaviour and properties of [[light]], including its interactions with [[matter]] and the construction of [[optical instruments|instruments]] that use or [[Photodetector|detect]] it. | + | '''Optics''' is the branch of [[physics]] that studies the behaviour and properties of [[light]], including its interactions with [[matter]] and the construction of [[optical instruments|instruments]] that use or [[Photodetector|detect]] it. |
| + | Optics began with the development of lenses by the [[ancient Egypt]]ians and [[Mesopotamia]]ns. The earliest known lenses, made from polished crystal, often [[quartz]], date from as early as 2000 BC from [[Crete]] (Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Greece). Lenses from [[Rhodes]] date around 700 BC, as do [[Assyria]]n lenses such as the [[Nimrud lens]]. | ||
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Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The earliest known lenses, made from polished crystal, often quartz, date from as early as 2000 BC from Crete (Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Greece). Lenses from Rhodes date around 700 BC, as do Assyrian lenses such as the Nimrud lens.
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