Quetelet rings
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title:
Quetelet rings
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Quetelet rings are an optical interference pattern that appears on an illuminated reflective surface covered by fine particles, such as dust on a mirror. The phenomenon is named after the astronomer Adolphe Quetelet, who observed and explained it. A slight variation of this setup is sometimes called Newton's dusty mirror experiment, as Isaac Newton had also discovered the rings by the late 17th century, though he did not fully interpret or explain them. Quetelet rings form due to wave interferen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetelet_rings
date created:
2018-02-14T05:04:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T23:09:59Z
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