Change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated

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A flowering marvel of Peru plant (Mirabilis jalapa) and nine diagrams illustrating refraction of light. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1817.

Elementary ophthalmic optics : including ophthalmoscopy and retinoscopy / by J. Herbert Parsons.

An elementary treatise on geometrical optics / by R. S. Heath.

Geometrical optics / by Archibald Stanley Percival.

Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.

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Elementary ophthalmic optics : including ophthalmoscopy and retinoscopy / by J. Herbert Parsons.

An elementary treatise on geometrical optics / by R. S. Heath.

A flowering marvel of Peru plant (Mirabilis jalapa) and nine diagrams illustrating refraction of light. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1817.

Geometrical optics / by Archibald Stanley Percival.

Mirror mirror : a history of the human love affair with reflection / Mark Pendergrast.