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  2. Periscope - Wikipedia

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    Principle of the periscope. The periscope on the left uses mirrors whereas the right uses prisms. a Mirrors b Prisms c Observer's eye Principle of the lens periscope. The two periscopes differ in the way they erect the image. The left one uses an erecting prism whereas the right uses an erecting lens and a second image plane. a Objective lens b ...

  3. Periscope (service) - Wikipedia

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    Periscope was an American live video streaming app for Android and iOS developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein and acquired by Twitter, Inc. before its launch in March 2015. The service was discontinued on 31 March 2021 due to declining usage, product realignment, and high maintenance costs.

  4. Optics - Wikipedia

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    For example, a periscope is simply two plane mirrors aligned to allow for viewing around obstructions. The most famous compound optical instruments in science are the microscope and the telescope which were both invented by the Dutch in the late 16th century. [110] Microscopes were first developed with just two lenses: an objective lens and an ...

  5. The 7 Types of Spider Webs and the Incredible Spiders That ...

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    Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...

  6. Your smartphone is ruining your sleep. Here's what you ... - AOL

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    However, despite growing awareness of the importance of sleep, the science behind the factors that disrupt it—particularly the role of smartphones—remains unclear to many.

  7. ‘You get one split second’: The story behind a viral bird photo

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    A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.

  8. Submarine navigation - Wikipedia

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    Celestial navigation using the periscope, or sextant—seldom used anymore due to advancement in technology; Radar navigation; radar signals are easily detected so radar is normally only used in friendly waters entering and exiting ports. With the implementation of a more advanced radar system, many new techniques have been implemented in this ...

  9. Periscope lens - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of a conventional and a periscope zoom lens Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with a 5x optical zoom periscope lens camera, recognizable by the rectangular shape of its lens. A periscope lens, sometimes called a folded lens, is a mechanical assembly of lens elements that uses a prism or mirror to redirect the light through the lenses with a 90° angle to the optical axis, as in a periscope.