Whenever light goes from one medium to another, some of the light is reflected and some of it is transmitted. The transmitted beam usually does not continue to travel in exactly the same direction as hte incident beam. This bending of the transmitted beam at the interface between two media is called
One can also create virtual or real images by refraction , the bending of light as it enters a new medium. Spherical glass surfaces are the building elements of
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