Periscope Diagram Labelled. A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms lenses or mirrors to reflect images through a tube. Sep 22 2007 updated.
4 9 18 customer reviews. Students draw light rays reflecting off mirrors to demonstrate how a periscope works. In a periscope light from an object strikes the top mirror at 45 and bounces off at the same angle.
In its simplest form it consists of an outer case with mirrors at each end set parallel to each other at a 45 angle.
4 9 18 customer reviews. This form of periscope with the addition of two simple lenses served for observation. In a periscope light from an object strikes the top mirror at 45 and bounces off at the same angle. A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms lenses or mirrors to reflect images through a tube.
