This is not an image of a lung, but of the breath inside it.
Shortlisted for the 2007 Bombay Sapphire prize for excellence in glass design.
More about the artist at the V&A's site.
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For the Air through which we look upon the Stars, is in perpetual Tremor
Isaac Newton, Opticks, 1730
arcady [at] cox [dot] net
Intersections between Art and Science
For the Air through which we look upon the Stars, is in perpetual Tremor
Isaac Newton, Opticks, 1730
Airy disc (disk)
the bright region in the center of a diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture
1.22 [x] the wavelength of light [x] the focal length
the center part in the diffraction pattern of the image of a star
the limitation to a perfect lens
when you see it, you're at maximum resolution
the bright region in the center of a diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture
1.22 [x] the wavelength of light [x] the focal length
the center part in the diffraction pattern of the image of a star
the limitation to a perfect lens
when you see it, you're at maximum resolution
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arcady [at] cox [dot] net
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