92 In about A.D. 150, Claudius Ptolemy gave the following meas- ured values for the angle of incidence 0, and the angle of refraction 8, for a light beam passing from air to water: 02 10° 8° 50° 35° 20° 15°30' 60° 40°30' 30° 22°30' 70° 45°30' 40° 29° 80° 50° Assuming these data are consistent with the law of refraction, use them to find the index of refraction of water. These data are inter- esting as perhaps the oldest recorded physical measurements.

92 In about A.D. 150, Claudius Ptolemy gave the following meas- ured values for the angle of incidence 0, and the angle of refraction 8, for a light beam passing from air to water: 02 10° 8° 50° 35° 20° 15°30' 60° 40°30' 30° 22°30' 70° 45°30' 40° 29° 80° 50° Assuming these data are consistent with the law of refraction, use them to find the index of refraction of water. These data are inter- esting as perhaps the oldest recorded physical measurements.

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