PROJECT ON

By : HARBHAJAN KAUR
(S.S MISTRESS)
Verka(B), Amritsar
 What is an OPTICAL
INSTRUMENT?

•Optical instrument is a device that acts on

light in some desired way ,such as to
produce magnification or diffraction.
 SOME OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
ARE :-
• TELESCOPE .
• BINOCULAR.
• PERISCOPE.
• MICROSCOPE.
• Sextant.
 TELESCOPE
• Telescope is a device that permits distant
and faint objects to be viewed as if they
were much brighter and closer to the
observer .
• Telescopes are typically used to observe
the skies.
 BINOCULAR
• Binocular optical instrument that magnifies distant
objects.
• It consists of two telescopes that can be focused
simultaneously by means of a thumbscrew and that
are usually capable of independent adjustment for
each eye.
• Each telescope is equipped with a small concave
lens and a large convex lens.
 PERISCOPE
• This optical instrument is used for conducting
observations from a concealed or protected
position, a simple periscope consists essentially
of reflecting mirrors at opposite ends of a tube
with the reflecting surfaces parallel to each other
and at a 45° angle to the axis of the tube.
 MICROSCOPE

•Microscope is an optical instrument used to

a magnified image of minute objects or
minute details of objects.
 Sextant
• Sextant is an optical instrument used for
the measurement of angular distance
between two objects.
• The chief use of sextant is in navigation.
 SPECIAL THANKS TO

COMPUTER DEPARTMENT
VERKA(B)

BOOKS REFFERED:-
1.10TH CLASS SCIENCE
2.ENCARTA ENCLYOPEDIA