CAOSP abstracts, Volume: 47, No.: 2, year: 2017

Author(s): Hudec, R.; Michalova, S.
Journal: Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, vol. 47, no. 2, p. 94-99.
Date: 7/2017
Title: Fish eye optics
Keyword(s): Fish—Eye Optics, Animal Eyes, Lobster eye optics, X-ray monitoring, Biomimetics
Pages: 94 -- 99

Abstract: We report on small student (high—school) project of the Czech Academy of Sciences dealing with animal (fish) eyes and possible application in science and technology. Albeit most fishes have refractive eyes, the recent discoveries confirm that some fishes have reflective eyes with strange arrangements as well.

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