An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves, or photons, either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties. The cited article gives periscopes, microscopes, telescopes and cameras as common examples. It is the class of scientific instrument that works by bending, focusing or otherwise handling light, as distinct from instruments that detect particles or measure spectra. Instruments recorded in the atlas as optical instruments are grouped under this concept.
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An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties.
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An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties.
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An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties.
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