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Newton's Rings

Newton's Rings in a drop of water

Newton's Rings in a drop of water

Newton's rings seen in two plano-convex lenses with their flat surfaces in contact. One surface is slightly convex, creating the rings. In white light, the rings are rainbow-colored, because the different wavelengths of each color interfere at different locations.

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