Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
Brilliant-cut diamonds and other tricks of the light
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Simple mathematics revealed how to cut diamonds so as to create the most brilliant effect through the refraction, reflection and dispersion of light. We look also at some of the unusual effects of reflection and refraction that have been used to create illusions, and reveal why your right hand...