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Definition of Achromats
1. achromat [n] - See also: achromat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Achromats
Literary usage of Achromats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions to Photographic Optics by Otto Lummer (1900)
"... VIII NEW achromats WE will assume that a two-lens objective may be so corrected
that it reunites the rays ..."
2. Optics for Photographers by Hans Harting (1918)
"Such a pair is called anomalous and achromatic lenses constructed from them, new
achromats, in distinction to the old achromats, names very satisfactorily ..."
3. The Methods of Petrographic-microscopic Research, Their Relative Accuracy by Frederic Eugene Wright (1911)
"Low-power achromats show practically no chromatic difference of magnification
and exhibit, in consequence, colors near the margin of the field when used ..."
4. The Theory of Optics by Paul Drude (1901)
"Such systems of lenses are called the new achromats to distinguish them from the
old achromats. For another reason the use of these new kinds of glass, ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... achromats, Epi-plans, and Pol objectives for transmitted and reflected light—not
to mention the unequaled ..."
6. Modern Microscopy: A Handbook for Beginners and Students by M. I. Cross, Martin J. Cole (1922)
"... as the cost of the apochromatic objectives is something like three times that
of the achromats, there is something to be said for the cheaper series ..."
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