College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
6A40.10 - Apparent Depth - TV & Overhead Projector
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- Robert Ehrlich, "P.8. Apparent Depth of a Submerged Object", Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, p. 182 - 183.
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