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|[[wikipedia:Du_Shi#The_Water-Powered_Blast_Furnace|Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace]]
 
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|[[wikipedia:Atmospheric refraction|Atmospheric refraction]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Atmospheric refraction|Atmospheric refraction]]
 
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|[[wikipedia:Atmospheric optics|Atmospheric optics]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Atmospheric optics|Atmospheric optics]]
 
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|[[wikipedia: Atmosphere of Earth|Atmosphere of Earth]]
 
|[[wikipedia: Atmosphere of Earth|Atmosphere of Earth]]
 
|Optics
 
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|Law of refraction
 
|Law of refraction
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|[[wikipedia:Snell's law|Snell's law]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Snell's law|Snell's law]]
 
|Optics
 
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|[[wikipedia:Parabolic reflector|Parabolic reflector]]
 
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|Theory of color
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|[[wikipedia:Color theory|Color theory]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Color theory|Color theory]]
 
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|Theory of rainbows
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|[[wikipedia:Rainbows|Rainbows]]
 
|[[wikipedia:Rainbows|Rainbows]]
 
|Optics
 
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|[[wikipedia:Lens (optics)|Lens (optics)]] and [[wikipedia:History_of_optics#Early_history_of_optics|History of optics § Early history of optics]]
 
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