Chapter 13.3, Problem 16R

To determine

An optical instrument that forms images in a way most like your eye.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

A microscope is an optical instrument that is used to magnify the objects which are too small to be seen by the naked eye.

A telescope is an optical instrument consists of spherical mirrors or lenses to observe the images of the distant objects.

A camera is an optical instrument which is used to record the images so captured by it. An image is captured on a photographic film which can be done by the light transferring through the small aperture of the camera body.

Just like your eye, a camera has lenses that focus an image by allowing the light to enter the small aperture. In the same way, the eye lens allows the light to enter and hence the retina converts the allowed signals into the image.

Conclusion:

Hence, a camera is the optical instrument that forms images in a way most like your eye.