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Who developed a plan to reflect light to burn enemy ships?
Who developed a plan to reflect light to burn enemy ships?
- Euclid
- Archimedes (correct)
- Ptolemy
- Pythagoras
Who believed that beams came from a person’s eyes in straight lines to explain how we see light?
Who believed that beams came from a person’s eyes in straight lines to explain how we see light?
- Euclid
- Archimedes
- Ptolemy
- Pythagoras (correct)
Who was fascinated by shape and created a new type of mathematics called geometry that described shapes and angles?
Who was fascinated by shape and created a new type of mathematics called geometry that described shapes and angles?
- Archimedes
- Euclid (correct)
- Ptolemy
- Pythagoras
Who accurately described how vision worked and that light bounces off objects then travels to the eye?
Who accurately described how vision worked and that light bounces off objects then travels to the eye?
Who described that light beams bend when they go from air to glass?
Who described that light beams bend when they go from air to glass?
Who wrote a book called Optiks about the geometry of light and seeing?
Who wrote a book called Optiks about the geometry of light and seeing?
Who developed a plan to reflect light to burn enemy ships, although it has neither been proven nor disproved?
Who developed a plan to reflect light to burn enemy ships, although it has neither been proven nor disproved?
Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked and that light bounces off objects then travels to the eye?
Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked and that light bounces off objects then travels to the eye?
Who believed that beams came from a person’s eyes in straight lines to explain how we see light?
Who believed that beams came from a person’s eyes in straight lines to explain how we see light?
Who described that light beams bend when they go from air to glass?
Who described that light beams bend when they go from air to glass?
Who was fascinated by shape and created a new type of mathematics called geometry that described shapes and angles?
Who was fascinated by shape and created a new type of mathematics called geometry that described shapes and angles?
Who wrote a book called Optiks about the geometry of light and seeing?
Who wrote a book called Optiks about the geometry of light and seeing?
Who used a three-sided mirror, light source, and an observer to calculate the speed of light?
Who used a three-sided mirror, light source, and an observer to calculate the speed of light?
What did Sir Isaac Newton discover when light passes through a prism?
What did Sir Isaac Newton discover when light passes through a prism?
Who was able to determine the speed of light by examining the moon IO as it revolved around Jupiter?
Who was able to determine the speed of light by examining the moon IO as it revolved around Jupiter?
What did Hans and Zacharias Janssen of the Netherlands build in about 1505?
What did Hans and Zacharias Janssen of the Netherlands build in about 1505?
Who experimented with his own microscope in the 17th Century and made the first descriptions of bacteria, algae, and red blood cells?
Who experimented with his own microscope in the 17th Century and made the first descriptions of bacteria, algae, and red blood cells?
What is a light-year?
What is a light-year?
What technology uses light to carry information through light impulses?
What technology uses light to carry information through light impulses?
What did Alessandro della Spina create in 1300 A.D.?
What did Alessandro della Spina create in 1300 A.D.?
What did Galileo attempt to measure the speed of light with?
What did Galileo attempt to measure the speed of light with?
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek use to create an enlarged image of tiny objects?
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek use to create an enlarged image of tiny objects?
What type of telescope uses mirrors?
What type of telescope uses mirrors?
What are binoculars?
What are binoculars?
What did Archimedes develop a plan to do with light?
What did Archimedes develop a plan to do with light?
What did Pythagoras believe about how we see light?
What did Pythagoras believe about how we see light?
What type of mathematics did Euclid create?
What type of mathematics did Euclid create?
What did Ptolemy describe about the behavior of light beams?
What did Ptolemy describe about the behavior of light beams?
Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked and the behavior of light?
Who was the first to accurately describe how vision worked and the behavior of light?
Explain the experiments Sir Isaac Newton used to draw conclusions about the colors of the rainbow and the splitting of light.
Explain the experiments Sir Isaac Newton used to draw conclusions about the colors of the rainbow and the splitting of light.
Describe the method Ole Roemer used to determine the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Describe the method Ole Roemer used to determine the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Explain the method Albert A. Michelson used to calculate the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Explain the method Albert A. Michelson used to calculate the speed of light and the value he obtained.
What is a light-year, and how is it defined?
What is a light-year, and how is it defined?
List three optical devices and their uses.
List three optical devices and their uses.
Who created the world's first eyeglasses and in what year?
Who created the world's first eyeglasses and in what year?
Who is believed to have built the world's first microscope and in what year?
Who is believed to have built the world's first microscope and in what year?
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek experiment with using his own microscope, and what did he observe?
What did Antonie van Leeuwenhoek experiment with using his own microscope, and what did he observe?
What is the difference between reflecting and refracting telescopes, and provide an example of each?
What is the difference between reflecting and refracting telescopes, and provide an example of each?
How do binoculars work, and why are they more convenient to use than telescopes?
How do binoculars work, and why are they more convenient to use than telescopes?
What did Galileo observe using telescopes, and what significance did it have?
What did Galileo observe using telescopes, and what significance did it have?
Explain the significance of microscopes and telescopes in the study of microbiology and astronomy.
Explain the significance of microscopes and telescopes in the study of microbiology and astronomy.
Explain the significance of microscopes and telescopes in the study of microbiology and astronomy.
Explain the significance of microscopes and telescopes in the study of microbiology and astronomy.
Describe the method Ole Roemer used to determine the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Describe the method Ole Roemer used to determine the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Explain the method Albert A. Michelson used to calculate the speed of light and the value he obtained.
Explain the method Albert A. Michelson used to calculate the speed of light and the value he obtained.
What did Hans and Zacharias Janssen of the Netherlands build in about 1505?
What did Hans and Zacharias Janssen of the Netherlands build in about 1505?
List three optical devices and their uses.
List three optical devices and their uses.
