Optical illusion.

Helmholtz's Squares

Optical illusion.

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lengths of lines a and b are the same. You would need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lengths of lines a and b are the same. You would need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lengths of lines a and b are the same. You would need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lengths of lines a and b are the same. You would need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lines are the same distance apart. You may need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lines are the same distance apart. You may need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lines are prolongations of the other lines. You may need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the lines are prolongations of the other lines. You may need to measure to be sure of your conclusion.

Optical Illusions

Illustration showing optical illusions. It is not always possible to trust the eye to be sure if the…

"Showing a system with chromatic difference of spherical aberration. O" ₌ image of O for red light; O'" for blue. The system is under—corrected for red, and over—corrected for blue rays." —Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910

Light Correction of Blue and Red Lights using Spherical Lens

"Showing a system with chromatic difference of spherical aberration. O" ₌ image of O for red light;…

"O' is the virtual image of O formed at a spherical surface of centre C and radius CS." —Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910

Virtual Image Formed on Spherical Surface

"O' is the virtual image of O formed at a spherical surface of centre C and radius CS." —Encyclopaedia…