Northwestern Physics Demos                                 Go back to LIGHT 
DCS# 6D30.10NWU# O-11Location:    4 A 2
title: Newton's Rings
aka:  

Description:
Two glass plates (Nakamura silver box) are pressed together on an overhead projector.  A Mercury light source directs a beam of light down from near the projector lens and is reflected back for projection.

Question?
   How close are the glass surfaces at the center?

Ancient overhead projector stored in the back corner of  4 cabinet isle.
pix of set upimage of newton's rings