OpticsEvery Human Eye Has a Blind Spot Like ShareWhere the optic nerve leaves the retina there are no light-detecting cells, but the brain fills in the gap.DetailsPublishedSeptember 30, 2026views14Optics
Optics15 viewsHubble's Mirror Was Ground IncorrectlyA flaw of about two micrometers left early images blurry until astronauts installed corrective optics in 1993.
Optics17 viewsEyeglasses Were Invented in Italy in the Late 1200sThe first wearable lenses appeared around 1286, long before the invention of the microscope or telescope.
Optics17 viewsIbn al-Haytham's Book of Optics Shaped the Study of LightIn the early 11th century he argued that vision works by light entering the eye and used experiments to show it.
Optics11 viewsRainbows Form When Raindrops Bend and Reflect SunlightLight refracts as it enters a drop, reflects off the back and splits into colors as it leaves.