Foucault knife-edge test

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf optical test
gptkbp:appliesTo concave mirrors
spherical mirrors
parabolic mirrors
gptkbp:category optical metrology
astronomical instrumentation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Foucault knife-edge test
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Léon_Foucault
1858
gptkbp:measures mirror surface deviations
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Léon_Foucault
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ronchi_test
interferometry
gptkbp:usedFor measuring surface figure of mirrors
testing mirrors
gptkbp:usedIn telescope making
gptkbp:uses knife edge
point light source
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Léon_Foucault
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5