Search All Diagrams - Light, Colour, Vision

Apparent Position of a Rainbow

This is one of a set of almost 40 diagrams exploring Rainbows.

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Deflection & Dispersion in Raindrops

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$Reflection & Refraction in a Raindrop$

Reflection & Refraction in a Raindrop

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Dispersion of White Light in a Raindrop

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$Refraction & Dispersion in a Raindrop$

Refraction & Dispersion in a Raindrop

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Path of a Red Ray Through a Raindrop

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Rainbows in detail

This article explores the formation and appearance of rainbows in detail (and one step at a time).

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Vision in detail

This article explores vision from the human eyeball to the primary visual cortex in detail (and one step at a time).

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Angle of Deviation in a Raindrop

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Angular Distance & Raindrop Colour

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Observed Colour of Raindrops

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Changing Colour of a Falling Raindrop

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Raindrop Elevation & Colour

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Alexander’s Band

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Colour Brightness & Angular Distance

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Rainbows as Discs of Colour

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Rainbows as Cones of Colour

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Rainbows & the Polarization of Light

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Polarization of Light in a Raindrop

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Path of Parallel Rays Through a Raindrop

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Path of Rays Through a Raindrop

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Raindrop Anatomy

This is one of a set of almost 40 diagrams exploring Rainbows.

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Raindrop Geometry

This is one of a set of almost 40 diagrams exploring Rainbows.

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Angle of Deviation

This is one of a set of almost 40 diagrams exploring Rainbows.

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Minimum Angle of Deviation

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Rainbow Rays

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Angles of Deviation – Table

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$Refractive Index of Water$

Refractive Index of Water

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Vision – An introduction

Here are all the diagrams in our Introduction to Vision series. Each one appears on its own page with a full explanation. AND Did you know that all our diagrams are free to download!

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