Abstract
A swimming pool viewed from a spring board vertically above its surface seems shallower than it really is; and to an observer looking across the pool from one side, it appears even shallower. The effect is caused by the refraction or bending of light.
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© 1986 H. J. P. Keighley, F. R. McKim, A. Clark and M. J. Harrison
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Keighley, H.J.P., McKim, F.R., Clark, A., Harrison, M.J. (1986). Refraction. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86062-3_15
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