The scallop's eye—a concave mirror in the context of biology
Abstract
Teaching physics in the context of medicine or biology is a way to generate students' interest in physics. A more uncommon type of eye, the scallop's eye (an eye with a spherical concave mirror, which is similar to a Newtonian or Schmidt telescope) and the image-forming mechanism in this eye are described. Also, a simple eye model, which can easily be constructed and used in physics classes, is presented.
- Publication:
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Physics Education
- Pub Date:
- March 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0031-9120/44/2/009
- Bibcode:
- 2009PhyEd..44..175C