Who discovered that light rays produce specialized structural ring patterns when passing through convex lenses resting on flat glass sheets? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered that light rays produce specialized structural ring patterns when passing through convex lenses resting on flat glass sheets?

A. Christiaan Huygens

B. Isaac Newton

C. Robert Hooke

D. Thomas Young

Answer: Option B

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Newton's Rings are an interference pattern caused by the reflection of light between two surfaces, which Newton documented in detail.

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