Talk:Nimrud lens

Focal length

Isn't the focal length and the distance from the focal point to the plane the same thing? If so it's confusing with the two different values. --Bjotn (talk) 13:20, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

No, they are different in general. If the lens is thin, the distance from the lens to the focal plane is the same as the focal length. For a real lens with non-negligible thickness they are different. The distance from the face of the lens to the focal plane is sometimes called the "front focal distance" (or "rear focal distance"), to distinguish it from the focal length. For more information, see Focal length.--Srleffler (talk) 01:30, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Importance in Physics

This is definitively NOT a top priority topic in physics. I changed it to a low priority topic. Headbomb (talk) 23:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Other Possible Uses

Ancient lenses may have been used to weld tiny golden balls to jewellery, as found in the Ancient world? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.181.212 (talk) 17:20, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Got a reference for that?--Srleffler (talk) 01:02, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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Why is this article rated at Top performance for wikiproject physics? It might be of High or Top performance for a history of physics, but not physics itself. Maybe a Mid or Low importance rating would be better. Jkasd (talk) 19:20, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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