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Optics. Another visitor, Garry Derry, peers through an eyepiece which creates an optical illusion that a wooden bar is actually passing through anothe(...)
Optics. Another visitor, Garry Derry, peers through an eyepiece which creates an optical illusion that a wooden bar is actually passing through anothe(...)

Optics. Another visitor, Garry Derry, peers through an eyepiece which creates an optical illusion that a wooden bar is actually passing through anothe(...)

Date9/3/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Optics. Another visitor; Garry Derry; peers through an eyepiece which creates an optical illusion that a wooden bar is actually passing through another piece of wood. Other devices at the centre demonstrate many principles of physics to adults and children.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110182F
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