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    • Diagram demonstrating simple magnification from eye to flower.
    Rights: University of Waikato. All Rights Reserved. Published 29 February 2012 Size: 130 KB Referencing Hub media

    In simple magnification, light from an object passes through a biconvex lens and is bent (refracted) towards your eye. It makes it appear to have come from a much bigger object.

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