In a ray diagram, a concave lens is drawn as a vertical line with inward facing arrows to indicate the shape of the lens.

We compare and contrast concave and convex lenses by drawing ray diagrams. In this Closer Look segment on Lenses, we compare and contrast concave and convex lenses by drawing ray diagrams and ...

Convex and concave lenses can both be used to correct defects of vision. The most commonly occurring defects of vision are ‘short sightedness’ and ‘long sightedness’. People who are ‘short sighted’ ...

Source: NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens" This resource was adapted from NOVA: "Galileo's Battle for the Heavens." The first telescopes, invented in 1608, consisted of two simple concave and ...