Comments on: 31 free optical project books from the 1970s

31 free optical project books from the 1970s

nímwunnan — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:39:12 -0800

The folks at Anchor optics must have figured out that if you give away more than thirty pdfs of classic science project books involving optics, people who want to do the projects will know where to shop. My favorite: Fun With Fresnel Lenses (22.9 mb pdf).

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:05:30 -0800

nice find... thanks!

By: AsYouKnow Bob

AsYouKnow Bob — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:05:53 -0800

Hey! "Anchor Optics" is Edmund Scientific! I have fond memories - more of browsing the catalog than of the crappy junk itself - but still, for a geek in the dark days before the internet, this was pure pr0n.

By: spock

spock — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:18:12 -0800

This is good.

By: Sukiari

Sukiari — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:33:35 -0800

Also check out AnchorOptics for the tubes and focusing helicoids that may let you make that 50mm f/0.8 lens you've been dreaming of for your SLR (if you're anything like me that is).

By: Sukiari

Sukiari — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:33:59 -0800

Not anchor, but Thorlabs.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:25:17 -0800

Ooooh.... 30x40 Fresnel lenses...

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:10:00 -0800

Careful, one of those links is a bit Ronchi.