[pure-silver] Newton... Re: donut solution; enlarger lens problem

  • From: "Ken Hough " <k4sb@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:13:16 -0500

good ol Issac not only divided light but also worked on the understanding 
of simple machines. The list is numerous, just go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issac_newton
Ken


I'm not sure, but didn't Newton discoverd the breaking of light by means 
of
a prism?

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

Shannon Stoney wrote:
> Are Newton rings really named after Isaac Newton?  If so, why?
> 
> --shannon
> 
> 
> On May 11, 2007, at 11:59 AM, Jim Brick wrote:
> 
>> As I said days ago... the image looked like Isaac himself paid you a
>> visit!
>>
>> Plain glass in contact with the film BASE = Isaac Newton visit.
>>
>> Frosted glass, ground glass, anti-Newton glass in contact with the film
>> BASE = no Isaac Newton visits.
>>
>> Isaac Newton does not typically visit the emulsion side of the film.
>>
>> The emulsion should be facing the enlarger lens and be against plain
>> (hopefully optically flat) glass.
>>
>> If you want to flip the image, ie, emulsion up, this poses another
>> problem since the film base is now in contact with the clear, very 
flat,
>> smooth, lower glass. In this case, use a very thin construction paper
>> mask around your neg in order to move the glass/film BASE junction
>> slightly apart. The film BASE is not squashed tight to the glass thus
>> reducing the Isaac Newton visit. The thickness of the mask will be
>> determined by trial. It may take several thicknesses of black
>> construction paper or a very thin piece of black cardboard.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> At 10:27 AM 5/11/2007 -0500, Shannon Stoney wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe that was the notorious Newton ring. I thought the frosted glass
>>> WAS anti-Newtonian glass, but maybe it wasn't, or maybe I installed it
>>> wrong.
>>>
>>> --shannon
>>
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