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← HistoryWhich optical consequence resulted from perfecting plano-convex lenses for reading stones by Alhazen?
A)Improved astronomical measurements accuracy
B)Enhanced corrective farsightedness capabilities✓
C)Increased solar energy concentration potential
D)Diminished observed chromatic aberration effects
💡 Explanation
The practical outcome, rather than astronomical study, was enabling better farsightedness correction using lens curvature because light passing through curved glass converged at a beneficial focal point. Concentrating solar energy would require other optics; reduced aberration was desirable, therefore corrective capability improved.
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